Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- A human rights activist, Bolaji Akinyemi, has filed a suit against President Bola Tinubu challenging his extension of Bashir Adeniyi's tenure as the comptroller general of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

Mr Akinyemi filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos State on 29 July, according to a court document obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.

Apart from Mr Tinubu, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; and the NCS were listed as respondents in the suit.

Other respondents in the suit are the Nigeria Customs Service Governing Board; Office of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs and Excise Services; and the Comptroller General of the NCS, Mr ...