Former Secretary the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu is to pay the sum of N250 million as damages for defaming Sir Dr. Peter Odili, a former Governor of Rivers state.

Presiding Justice Augustina Kingsley-Chuku found Odinkalu of defaming Sir Odili in his book, ‘Too Good To Die’ published in 2018.

The Court also awarded the sum of three hundred thousand naira as cost against Professor Odinkalu and one other.

DAILY POST reports that Justice Kingsley-Chuku in her Judgement agreed that Professor Odinkalu published a libelous, malicious and defamatory article against the former Rivers State governor.

The Court also restrained the defendants from further publication of the book and should retract the publication in two national dailies.

Justice A. Kingsley-Chuku described the publication as detestful and done with an ill intention with malicious content.

Speaking to newsmen outside the court, Counsel to the Claimant, Ifedayo Adedipe welcomed the judgment which he said has proven that the image of his client was actually damaged by the defendants.

No counsel represented the defendants in court during the judgment.

Former Rivers State Governor, Sir Dr. Peter Odili had instituted a suit against Professor Chidi Odinkalu on the 31st of October 2018 accusing the defendants of damaging his image through false and malicious publications contained in his book titled, “Too Good to Die”.

ambu2:
Lesson: Don't mess with spouse of an influential judge. If you do, you have your a*se whooped. If Odinkalu appeals, it could get worse. #Dilemma

Tetehjewels:
Finally a Court of Competent Jurisdiction has Confirmed what we’ve Always known: Chidi Odinkalu is a trafficker of false news and media fabrications. Both calibrated for pecuniary gains. The law has finally caught up with the fake news merchant.

Let this be a lesson to you fake news merchants on nairaland under the garb of WAILERS from the other side.

Fake news is not freedom of speech.

ambu2:
Lesson: Don't mess with spouse of an influential judge. If you do, you have your a*se whooped. If Odinkalu appeals, it could get worse. #Dilemma

ivolt:

If you could read, you would see that this is a kangaroo judgment.
One lawyer argued a case and the judge issued an order, what an unfair trial.

GamalNasser:
Where professor Chidi one see this money from? The Corruption in the Nigerian Judiciary is now worrisome , when Buhari leaves we have to sanitize that place because this kind paddy paddy Judiciary can never be the way froward