Justice John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has ordered the reopening of the Benin City Judicial Division.
Catherine Oby-Christopher, the FHC Assistant Director of Information, issued a statement on Wednesday with the directive.
It informed the public that the division had been relocated to the previous location of the Court of Appeal.
The High Court complex is located on Sapele Road in Edo State’s capital, beside the Benin Correctional Centre.
The statement read in part, “The Honourable, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice John T. Tsoho, OFR wishes to notify members of the public that the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Benin-City Judicial Division has been relocated to the venue formerly used by the Court of Appeal, within the High Court complex, Benin-City, opposite Benin Correctional Centre, Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo state.”
“With this development, the two courts that comprise the Benin-City Judicial Division of the Federal High Court resumed full sitting on the 8th day of May 2023 at the new venue.”
The FHC, located on the Benin-Auchi route, had been blocked owing to the fear of flooding.