Nigeria, May 22 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered Pat Utomi, a Nigerian politician and professor of political economy, to be served with the suit instituted against him by the State Security Service (SSS) over his announced plan to establish a shadow government in the country.

The judge, James Omotosho, issued the order after granting an ex-parte motion argued by SSS' lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

Mr Omotosho ordered the secret police organisation's suit to be delivered to Mr Utomi's Lagos address through a courier service. The plaintiff gave Mr Utomi's address, which the judge acted on, as 6 Balarabe Musa Crescent, Off Samuel Manuwa Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, State.

The SSS su...