The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a suit by former
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
(NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside seeking to set aside N6 billion damages awarded
against him for defaming the character of the former Governor of Rivers State,
Dr Peter Odili.
In a judgment prepared over by Justice Adamu Augie, but
delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, the Peterside’s appeal was dismissed for want
of merit.
The apex court upheld the decisions of the lower courts
which imposed a fine of N6 billion on him to be paid to Odili as compensation
for his defamed character.
Odili had in October 2016 dragged Peterside to court
demanding N6 billion as damages for character defamation.
In the suit, the former Rivers State Governor had claimed
that Peterside, during a press conference in Port Harcourt, defamed him in his
allegations that Governor Nyesom Wike’s Supreme Court victory was hatched by
him.
This allegation was made on the fact that the wife of Mr
Odili, Mrs Mary Ukaego Odili is a Supreme Court justice.
Details later.
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