The matter was then adjourned until April 4 for Mr Abure and others to show cause.
The convict was arraigned before Justice Jubril Aladejana in April 2023 on one count charge of murder.
The judge dismissed the case for not disputing the FRSC’s powers to arrest and prosecute anyone suspected of having committed a traffic offence.
Mr Omotosho, therefore, ordered Mr Ndifon and Mr Anyanwu to enter their defence.
The authorities have consistently crushed motorcycles seized from offending riders.
No date has been given for the hearing of Mr Ekpenyong’s application at the Supreme Court.
The lawsuit wants the Bayelsa governor and his lieutenant removed from office over multiple identities.
While Mr Asemota represented the Lamidi Apapa faction, Mr Edun appeared for the Julius Abure-led faction of LP.
The insistence follows the refusal of the state chief judge to set up a seven-man panel to probe the allegations against the deputy governor.
On Tuesday, France, Australia and Avocats Sans Frontieres France reaffirmed their opposition to the death penalty in Nigeria.
