Nigerian Based In Hungary Sues Abike Dabiri-Erewa, NiDCOM For Defamation Of Character, Seeks N1.3Billion In Damages | Sahara Reporters

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Tuesday, commence hearing in the defamatory suit a Nigerian in the diaspora, Dr Frederick Odorige brought against the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa and the Commission. The suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2429/2023 will be heard at Court 40, Bwari.

He also informed the court that Dabiri-Erewa in reaction to his post defamed his person and character when she posted via her Twitter handle @abikedabiri on July 15, 2022 thus: “The shame is on @FOdorige, and his sponsors. Hope @NIDOEurope1 has noted their hungry member who lives in Hungary. He wanted to exploit Nigerians stranded in Ukraine but we resisted. So @FOdorige is hungry and angry.”

“If the responses could be this aggressive from supposed public servants, it means that there is a need for further investigation over what is fishing. It has become more suspicious because letters severally written by my lawyer to the Ministry of health for clarification on the subject matter, were deliberately ignored in contravention of the Freedom of Information Act.

“Dabiri-Erewa is very familiar with the weight of the defamation of character. In 2015 she sued Punch newspaper and Diamond Bank for N500m as damages for alleged libel.“I wish to notify those involved, that I will take further legal actions to request how the funds in question were released and spent.

“A DECLARATION of this Honourable Court that the publication by the 2nd Defendant in this suit on, or about and concerning the person of the Claimant is injurious to the person and status of the Claimant. “An ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the 1st Defendant in this suit to pay the sum of Three Hundred Million Naira to the Claimant as general damages for the Defendant's libelous publication against the person, reputation and personality of the Claimant.

 

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