<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): </strong>This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in Suit <strong>No. FCT/CV/167/16 </strong>delivered on the 6th day July, 2017; Coram: A.S. Umar, J., (as he then was).</p><p style="text-align: justify">The appellant as plaintiff instituted this action at the trial Court and claimed against the Respondent as Defendant the sole relief as per the Originating Summons, thus:</p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>A Declaration that the Administration Criminal Justice Act, 2015 is applicable all over the Nigerian Federation in all Courts having Criminal jurisdiction save the Court Martial.</strong></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify">In opposition the Defendant did not file anything to challenge the claims of the plaintiff, but rather filed a Notice of Preliminary Objection on the 21st day March, 2017 challenging the jurisdiction of the trial court to hear and determine the Applicant&#x27;s suit.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The trial Court after considering the Preliminary Objection of the Defendant, discountenanced grounds B and C and same was deemed abando…</p>