SERAP sues Buhari over failure to unblock 72 million subscribers’ phone lines

The suit filed last Friday, followed the recent directive by the Federal Government to telecommunications companies to block outgoing calls on all unlinked lines, as the deadline for the verification expired on March 31.

Following the directive, SERAP claimed that over 72 million subscribers have been barred from making calls.

In the suit number FHC/L/CS/711/2022, SERAP is seeking an order of the court setting aside the directive by President Buhari to telecommunications companies to block outgoing calls on all unlinked lines without due process of law, and for being inconsistent with the requirements of legality, necessity and proportionality.

The suit was filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyers Kolawole Oluwadare and Opeyemi Owolabi.