Mr Keyamo is seeking Atiku's arrest and prosecution by Nigeria's anti-corruption agencies for alleged graft.
, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , over a fresh corruption allegation against the former Vice President.
Ruling on an exparte application on 1 February, the judge, James Omotosho, asked Mr Keyamo “to serve the originating summons all subsequent processes in this suit on” Atiku “by substituted means.” The judge added that the court filings could be served by pasting them “at a conspicuous part of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign organisation office…in Abuja.”On 16 January, Mr Keyamo issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Conduct of Conduct Bureau , the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest Atiku.
At the end of the expiration of the ultimatum, the minister filed his suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order compelling the security agencies to arrest Atiku.
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