At the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, judgment was delivered on July 23, 2026, in the case of Dr. Aondona Mkor versus the EFCC and three others.
The court resolved several issues in the matter. It discharged the 3rd respondent, the Attorney General of the Federation, as not being a party to the suit. The court held the EFCC liable for the unlawful detention of the applicant beyond the constitutionally provided time and for disobedience of a court order, awarding the sum of ₦500,000 against the first and second respondents.
The court also expressed concern over why the fourth respondent, Se-ember, was made a party to the suit, noting that she only exercised her constitutional right to report a crime to law enforcement. It described the inclusion of the fourth respondent as a ploy to intimidate, annoy, and vex her. Consequently, the court discharged her as a party to the suit and awarded the cost of ₦1,000,000 against the applicant, Dr. Mkor, and an additional ₦500,000 personally against the applicant’s counsel for abuse of court process.
The ruling has generated reactions on social media, with many interpreting it as a significant legal outcome in the ongoing case.
