their rights, and to provide other forms of reparation which may
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take the form of restitution, satisfaction or guarantees of nonrepetition.
DEFENDANTS' CASE
30. The
1st
and 2nd defendants, in their defence, denied all
material allegation of facts in their statement of claim,
except for paragraphs Bl, 2, 3, Di, ii, iii, vi, vii and viii,
which were expressly admitted.
31. In addition, the 1st a n d 2 n d d e f e n d a n t s raised
a
preliminary objection to the jurisdiction of the Court to hear
the case on the following grounds that:
a. The 1st plaintiff lacks standing to institute the action.
b. That under chapter iv Section 46( 1) of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is
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the High Court of Nigeria that has the jurisdiction to
hear this action.
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