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A small claim is a claim for money in any simple debt recovery with value not exceeding N5,000,000(Five Million Naira), excluding interest and costs.
A Small Claims Action can be filed in the Small Claims Court Registry located in the Magistrate Court within Abia State. It can be filed where the person(s) or corporation you are claiming from lives, works or carries on business in any part of Abia State.
It is a Special Court where you can sue for debt o r liquidated money demand not exceeding N5,000,000 (Five Million Naira). You cannot sue for possession, or for pain or suffering or to enforce a promise in a Small Claims Court. If your Claim is more than N5,000,000 (Five Million Naira) you cannot split your Claim into smaller Claims to get around the limit of N5,000,000 (Five Million Naira)
Write a Letter of Demand as in FORM SCA1
By filling a Complaint Form and Summons as in Forms SCA2 and SCA3. Where do I get the Court Forms? You can get the Forms from the Small Claims Registry in every Magistrate Court in Abia State or on-line at the Abia State Judiciary Website
View SCC Handbook for more info
View SCC PRACTICE DIRECTION for more info
SCC JUDICIAL COMMITTEE for more info