An Abuja Federal High Court has struck out the application filed by Premiere Academy, Lugbe, seeking to stop the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, from investigating the circumstances that led to the alleged rape and death of one of its students, Karen Akphagher.
Justice Evelyn Maha ordered an accelerated hearing of the substantive suit and adjourned to the 22nd of June, the same date Karen-Happuch died a year ago.
14-year-old Karen was said to have been raped at Premiere Academy, and a condom was left inside her by the rapist, thereby infecting her with sepsis, which led to her death.
A formal complaint was lodged by Karen’s mother, Vivien Akphagher, at the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC), accusing the school of breaching their contract of duty of care and protection of her daughter.
This prompted the commission to summon the school.
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Ruling on the school’s interlocutory application, the Presiding Judge, Justice Evelyn Maha, held that granting the application means delving into the legality and illegality of the commission’s action, which is a major issue to be determined.
The court, therefore, refused the application and ordered an accelerated hearing of the substantive matter, on the 22nd of June.
Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, brought an action, asking it to grant an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining the commission from inviting or demanding any of the school’s information, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
