Appeal Court fixes Oct 13 for hearing of SERAP’s appeals against DSS defamation judgment

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Court of Appeal has fixed October 13 for the hearing of two appeals filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, against a judgment that found them liable for defaming two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS).
The hearing was stalled on Friday because Oluwadare’s appeal was not yet ripe, owing to the late filing of his brief of argument.
Both appeals challenge the May 5 judgment of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which held that SERAP and Oluwadare defamed the officials in a false publication.
A three-member panel of the ...