Nigeria, June 29 -- Justice Salim Ibrahim granted the order on Monday after counsel to the plaintiff, Hassan Kafayos, Mr Francis Mgboh, moved an ex parte application seeking leave to serve the processes through any adult found in the office of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defense, a position currently occupied by Lawan.

Mgboh told the court that the application became necessary after repeated attempts by the court bailiff to personally serve Lawan failed, alleging that the senator had been evasive.

Justice Ibrahim granted the application and adjourned the matter until July 20 for hearing.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that when the matter came up previously, only counsel to Kafayos and APC's lawyer, Adedayo Adede...