Court orders SERAP to pay DSS operatives N100m for defamation

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered a non-governmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, to wage N100 cardinal arsenic damaged to 2 operatives of the Department of the State Services, DSS, for unjustly defaming them successful immoderate publications.

The tribunal besides ordered SERAP to tender nationalist apologies to the defamed officers,
Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele, successful 2 nationalist newspapers, 2 tv stations and its website.

Besides, the enactment was besides ordered to wage the 2 operatives N1 cardinal arsenic outgo of litigation and 10 percent post-judgment involvement annually connected the judgement sum until it’s afloat liquidated.

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory gave the bid connected Tuesday portion delivering judgement successful a N5.5 cardinal defamation suit instituted against SERAP by the DSS operatives.

The justice recovered SERAP liable for unjustly defaming the 2 DSS operatives with allegations that they unlawfully invaded its Abuja office, harassed and intimidated its staff, successful September 2024.

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