Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has given the state government three months to "assess and pay adequate compensation" for taking over a private school or return it to its original owners.

Justice A. Archibong gave the order in a judgement delivered on 14 July 2026.

The case was instituted on 8 August 2022 by five children, including Samuel Ebong, who sued as children and beneficiaries of the estate of late John Ebong, whose school, Christian Secondary School, Afia Etoi, was taken over by the then Cross River State Government in 1977.

Akwa Ibom State Government inherited the school following its creation from Cross River State in 1987.

Akwa Ibom State Secondary Education Board and Akwa Ibom State Government we...