Lagos – An Ikeja High Court on Monday fixed March 23 for ruling in a suit filed by Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Keyamo, against the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The ruling, which had earlier been fixed for Monday, was not delivered but reserved till the new date.

Keyamo had on Dec. 13, 2011, approached the court to compel the DPP to prosecute the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, for alleged forgery.

He had alleged that Dikko forged two certificates belonging to the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and that he was assisted by one Olajide Oyewole.

Keyemo had accused the Lagos State DPP of not doing enough to facilitate the prosecution.

He had claimed that both the police and the DPP were stalling the prosecution, with the latter claiming that no prima facie case had been established against Dikko.

However, the DPP’s lawyer, Mr Olarenwaju Akinsola, had urged the court to dismiss the application because it was premature and lacked sufficient evidence from material witnesses. (NAN)