Poultry farm dispute: Court halts magistrate’s trial of US-returnee investor

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
A chief magistrate and a customary court have been restrained from proceeding with criminal charges against a US Navy retiree, who returned home to invest in a poultry farm, pending determination of his suit challenging the charges.
Specifically,   Justice Chido Nwakanma ordered Chief Magistrate Juliet Res-Chikezie and the Customary Court, Okpuala, Abia State, to halt proceedings in Charge No. CC/13/MISC/2026 and Charge No. MIN/20C/2026 against Dr Elelenta Nwambuisi Elele, pending hearing of his substantive application.
The order, dated June 11, also directed that court processes be served on all respondents by substituted means. Certified true copies were ...