Former First Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Ibifaka Jonathan has dragged Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to court.

The group’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said in the statement: “On October 18th 2016, at about 3p.m., we received court papers dated 6th October 2016 from a bailiff. The papers indicate that one Union of Niger Delta Youth Organization for Equity, Justice and Good Governance, suing for themselves and on behalf of Mrs. Dame Patience Jonathan, filed a suit number FHC/L/CS/1349/2016 before a Federal High Court in Lagos against SERAP.”

“The court papers also indicate a prayer for an order of interim injunction restraining SERAP from taking any further steps in further vilification, condemnation and conviction of the former First Lady, Mrs. Dame Patience Jonathan, in all public media and in the use of the judicial process for that purpose by the extremely publicized pursuit of any application for the coercion of the Attorney-General of the Federation to prosecute the Plaintiff/Applicant for owning legitimate private property, pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Summons.”