Ibadan Court of Appeal Upturns Igboho’s N20b Damages Claims

BY SEYIFUNMI LUMEKO

Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal, Oyo State, has upturned the N20 billion exemplary and aggravated damages awarded to Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.

Justice Muslim Hassan who presided over the appeal filed against the first judgement, nullified the award of the N20 billion against the Department of State Security.

In his ruling, Justice Hassan stated that the Oyo State High Court ignored the grounds for the case in acquiring jurisdiction and that the judge should not have decided on the award of damages based on his own preferences..

Surprisingly , the court also set aside the judgment that declared the attack on Igboho’s house illegal, describing the award for damages against the DSS as outrageous. Related

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