Falana wins, court orders Interior Minister, others to refund fees

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria, in a landmark judgement delivered by the presiding Judge Rilwan Aikawa, has not only declared as illegal the engagement of a private company Continental Transfer Technique Limited by Minister of Interior to fix and collect the Combine Expatriates Residence permit and alien card Fees paid by all expatriates in Nigeria as illegal and unconstitutional, but has also ordered, Minister of Interior, comptroller -General of Immigration and Continental Transfer Technique ltd. Company to account, refund and remit into Federation Account all combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Alien card (CERPAC) Fees collected from all expatriates in Nigeria since 2014.