Nigeria: Contradictory court orders pose real danger, say lawyers

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The use of federal and state courts for political sparring in Kano, Rivers and Plateau states threatens to lead Africa’s largest democracy into chaos, say legal experts, recalling the crisis of 1993.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, Nigeria. One of the major causes of conflicting court orders is the motion ex parte.

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