{
  "id": 14257462,
  "title": "Again, SERAP’s Appeal against N100m Judgment Stalls over Procedural Complications",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/again-seraps-appeal-against-n100m-judgment-stalls-over-procedural",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T17:45:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/13/again-seraps-appeal-against-n100m-judgment-stalls-over-procedural-complications/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The panel in Abuja has once again sent the appeal case of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) back to the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Alex Enumah. This marks the second time in less than a week that the hearing for SERAP's challenge to a N100 million judgment debt has stalled due to procedural complications. The case, which involves SERAP and Deputy Director Kolawole Ogundare, is one of two appeals challenging a May 5 High Court of the FCT ruling finding them guilty of defamation against the Department of State Service (DSS) and its officials. The appellate court heard SERAP's appeal earlier this week and reserved judgment but was unable to proceed with the second case due to complications surrounding applications brought by Ogundare’s lawyer. Consequently, the panel returned both files to Enumah for reassignment to another judge. The case was originally slated for trial on October 9, with the aim of reversing the guilty verdict and avoiding the payment of the N101 million in damages for defamation.",
  "summary": "*Panel returns file to presiding justice Alex Enumah in Abuja Hearing in the appeal by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), against a N100 million",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}