The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Azubuike Ihemeje, to pay N150 million to another lawyer, Chimezie Okpoko, for defamation.
Justice Kayode Agunloye gave the order while delivering judgment on suit number CV/1346/2022 instituted by Mr Okpoko against Mr Ihemeje.
The suit followed a series of Facebook posts by the defendant (Ihemeje), accusing the claimant (Okpoko) of defrauding Nigerians of millions of naira through some Ponzi…
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