Court rejects rights suit against pharmacy council and civil defence
The Federal High Court in Calabar has dismissed a fundamental rights case brought by Ezea Isidora Kamchukwube and her associates against the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The claimants, alleged to be illegal medicine dealers, accused the PCN and NSCDC of infringing on their rights and unlawfully sealing their pharmaceutical premises. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu ruled in favour of the defendants, stating that the applicants failed to prove their claims. The case was linked to an earlier criminal matter involving the same parties.
What we know
- The court dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Ezea Isidora Kamchukwube and her business associates against the PCN and NSCDC.
- Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu stated that the applicants failed to substantiate their claims against the respondents.
- The applicants were accused of operating two illegal pharmacies in Calabar without registration or licenses from the PCN.
- The PCN sealed the pharmacies, made arrests, and began prosecution, with the court finding no breach of rights.
- The case is connected to a criminal matter with suit no FHC/CA/76C/2025, with judgment on the accused’s application adjourned till June 1, 2026.
