Audu Maikori Jubilant At Last; Awarded 10.5 Million In Damages By Court Of Appeal

June 5, 2020
159 Views

Nigerian lawyer and content creator, Audu Maikori, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Chocolate City, will be rewarded for damages resulting from unlawful arrests by the Kaduna Government— as ordered by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja.

The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which ruled that the Kaduna State Government violated Maikori’s rights,  abducting him from his residence in Lagos to Kaduna in February 2017 on the orders of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to face charges.

Maikori had been arrested on February 17 and on March 10, 2017 respectively.  Governor El-Rufai sent the  police after him, citing  a series of tweets he sent to his followers.

Maikori had released information alleging that some students of the Kaduna State College of Education had been killed by Fulani herdsmen in Southern Kaduna.

“He posted fake pictures of Boko Haram attacks, the Rwandan genocide, as Southern Kaduna killings. It is totally irresponsible to do that”, El-Rufai had said.

Maikori had in his own defense sued El-rufai and Police to Court over unlawful arrest and detention between February 17 and 18, and between March 10 and 13.

A Federal High Court had ruled I favour of the young lawyer, ordering El-Rufai, and three others to pay N40 million as damages.

The state government had promptly challenged the judgement of the Federal High Court, leading the case to the Court of Appeal.

You may be interested

El Clasico: Yamal Racially Abused By Real Madrid Fans
Sports
Sports

El Clasico: Yamal Racially Abused By Real Madrid Fans

Webby - October 27, 2024

Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal was racially abused by Real Madrid fans during Saturday’s El Clasico at the Bernabeu.Barcelona triumphed 4-0…

U-17 WWC: Flamingos Lose 2-0 To USA In Quarter-finals
Sports
Sports

U-17 WWC: Flamingos Lose 2-0 To USA In Quarter-finals

Webby - October 26, 2024

Nigeria’s Flamingos have crashed out of the FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic, after losing 2-0 to the…

Yamal Sets El Clasico Record As Barcelona Thrash Real Madrid 4-0
Sports
1 views
Sports
1 views

Yamal Sets El Clasico Record As Barcelona Thrash Real Madrid 4-0

Webby - October 26, 2024

Barcelona thumped rivals and La Liga champions Real Madrid 4-0 inside the Santiago Bernabeu in the El Clasico on Saturday.A…

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.