By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Calabar
The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps by Ezea Isidora Kamchukwube and her business associates over the sealing of alleged illegal pharmaceutical premises.
The suit, marked FHC/CA/FHR/39/2025, accused officials of the PCN and NSCDC of violating the applicants’ fundamental rights during the closure of the premises and sought damages for the alleged infringement.
Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu ruled in favour of the defendants, holding that the applicants failed to establish claims of rights violations against the respondents.
“The applicants failed to substantiate their claims against the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and other respondents.
“Therefore, the case is dismissed,” the judge ruled.
Counsel to the defendants and Legal Officer of the PCN, Barrister Mfena Gar, confirmed the judgment, explaining that the matter stemmed from an earlier criminal case involving the applicants.
Gar stated that the applicants, who are not licensed pharmacists, were allegedly operating two illegal pharmacies in Calabar stocked with prescription drugs without registration or approval from the PCN.
According to her, the council sealed the facilities, effected arrests and initiated prosecution in line with its regulatory powers.
She noted that the court found no evidence that the respondents breached the applicants’ fundamental rights.
“The court held that they were unable to prove that their rights were infringed upon by the respondents and accordingly dismissed the suit,” she said.
The respondents in the matter include the PCN, NSCDC Abuja and the NSCDC Cross River State Command.
Meanwhile, in the related criminal case marked FHC/CA/76C/2025 between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Ezea Isidora Kamchukwube, Justice Ojukwu adjourned proceedings to June 1, 2026, for judgment on an application filed by counsel to the accused.
