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The order states inter alia: 'An order of interim injunction restraining the defendants, whether acting by themselves or by their directors, officers, servants, agents, technical managers, or otherwise however from further manufacturing, producing, designing and or printing or authorising the manufacturing, production, designing and or printing of any National Identity Card with
The judge further directed that the court order and other processes including the writ of summons, statement of claims, witness statement on oath, list of documents, and any other documents be served outside jurisdiction on
The sum comprises N84billion as special damages as a result of loss of expected revenue for eight years; N10bn for general damages of allleged fraud perpetrated jointly and severally against the claimants; and N20bn for allegedly inducing the breach and termination of the concessions awarded to the claimants by the NIMC, which occurred as a result of the Mastercards' alleged fraudulent actions.
Other reliefs include: 'An order for the delivery-up, or destruction upon oath of all National Identity Smart Cards produced by the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th defendants using the plaintiffs' concept and design or other articles in the possession, custody, or control of the defendants;
The plaintiffs averred that sometime in 2006, the Federal Government invited them to bid for the Nigeria National Identity Card project.
They said on
This, the plaintiffs said, was confirmed by a letter from NIMC on the same date.
'The first and second defendants, as a result of their perceived competence in the financial and payment service space, approached the plaintiffs through the 5th and 6th defendants on the authority of the 4th defendant with an offer to provide the payment infrastructure for the card', the plaintiffs further averred, pointing to several correspondences between both parties.
In another instance, they alleged that
The case was adjourned till
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