COURT ORDERS ARMY TO PAY NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS 1.2 MILLION NAIRA FOR ASSAULT
Ohakwe, popularly known as Jewel Infinity, was travelling in a public bus from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Onitsha, Anambra State when operatives of the Nigerian Army stationed at Omagwa axis of the Port Harcourt Airport Road stopped the vehicle for a routine stop-and-search and, in the process, physically assaulted her.
The Federal High Court presided over by Justice Adamu Mohammed had earlier ruled on the matter in March 2018.
Mohammed had ordered the defendants (Nigerian Army) to pay the sum of N1m to the plaintiff as compensation for infringing on her fundamental human rights.
But the Nigerian Army through its counsel filed an application to the court to set aside the judgment and resume fresh hearing.
Counsel for the plaintiff, Chime Chime, in a counter-application, urged the court to dismiss the defendant’s submission.
Mohammed, however, struck out the application of the Nigerian Army, stating that it lacked merit.
The judge awarded N250,000 against the defendants in addition to N1m the security outfit was expected to pay to the victim, as well as a written apology to her to be published in at least two national dailies.
More Stories
24-YEAR-OLD MAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN OGUN
A 24-year-old man, identified as Dada Adesonye, has reportedly died by suicide after hanging himself to a tree in the...
LAGOS GOVT PARTNERS CELSIR TO LAUNCH JUVENILE EDUCATION PROGRAMME
In a bid to ensure that the inmates in the State Correctional Centres are not deprived of quality education, the...
MAN WHO DIED AFTER JUMPING INSIDE LAGOS CANAL NOT CHASED BY POLICE – HUNDEYIN
On Wednesday, a tragic incident occurred in the Ipaja area of Lagos State when a young man who was allegedly...
VIDEO: KAI ARREST MISCREANTS, ILLEGAL SQUATTERS IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps’ officials, also known as KAI, have arrested several miscreants and squatters in the Ozumba...
VIDEO: LAGOS DEMOLISHES MORE BUILDINGS BLOCKING DRAINAGE CHANNELS
In an effort to prevent flooding, the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has continued the removal...
UPDATE: JIGAWA TANKER EXPLOSION DEATH TOLL RISES TO 167
A tanker explosion in Jigawa State's Taura Local Government Area has killed 167 people, according to state governor Umar Namadi....