Justice Jude Okeke of an FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, slammed a fine of N5 million on Airtel Nig. Ltd for violation of customer’s right to privacy.

The plaintiff, Mr Emmanuel Anene on Dec. 21 filed a suit against Airtel for continue disturbances through unsolicited messages to his line. The judge held that the crucial issue that calls for determination here was whether or not that the plaintiff evidence made out a case to justify the claims in the reliefs he sought.

“One of the reliefs sought an order of the court seeks for the award of damages. A plaintiff who seeks for a violation of right is to succeed on the strength of his case and not on the weakness or absence of the defence.

“Though he can rely on the absence of the defence to support his case."

He said the burden of proof could shift from party to party until the issue in contention is resolved.

The court records showed that the plaintiff evidence of claims was served on the defendant and led evidence in the support of same.

“The defendant who was afforded the opportunity failed to file statement of defence contradicting the plaintiff’s statement of claim or fails to lead evidence in challenge to the claims; it means he had admitted the facts.

“Unless the court does not believe in the evidence or sees any reason in contrary in law it reserves a duty to act on such.

“The defendant failed to place any evidence on the other scale of balance there is nothing against in which the plaintiff’s evidence can be weighed.

Okeke held that the plaintiff complained about disturbances and distractions which he did solicit for, from the defendant but the defendant did not reply nor do anything about it.

“The plaintiff having purchase the defendant telephone number a contractual relationship is satisfied, the defendant is in violation of the right to the plaintiff privacy.

“The defendant, having received complaints from the plaintiff, but continued to disturb the plaintiff from quiet enjoyment of the line.

“In every wrong there must be a remedy, to vindicate the plaintiff’s right which has been violated in the forth going circumstance by the defendant; the plaintiff shall be awarded damages based on the discretion of the court.

“Against this background putting into consideration the obvious inconviencies, discomfort and the embarrassments the plaintiff had undeniably gone through.

“The defendant has been directed to pay to the plaintiff damages not the N200 million the plaintiff asked for but N5 million only.


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Wow. In Nigeria?
If that's what is obtained in courts, DSS! Oya release dos guys. Case go plenty now. Because all of us wae don , get unsolicited messages are about to file a suit.
I you g 4 Sim of the different networks, bros/sis, abeg go start to dae price for land. U shall build early next year. If u do exhaust d 4, discard and buy a new squad! This is the best thing in Nigeria.

Whoa! Baba don hammer! Lord...Pickup!!!

K

See groove

courT here i come etisalat mtn glo in troubles

Hmmmm

AYE ETISALAT TI BAJE LONI !!!

In jenifer's voice, MTNN you'll see my laya

Make i go sue dem my own

Mtn... in Goldberg's voice.... dat doesn't mean ur next... but mtn ...it may be ur last to stop unnecessary SMS sending

Mtn una go hear from me.


Modified: it seems mtn is the main culprit. I suggest a class action suit to put them in the ICU.


Jeez. I don't even k ow if right now I am subscribed to some stuff they just flash on your phone and you press ok instead of cancel they start deducting. What manner of thievery is that

Omo, I been dey dull myself since o..

mtn am coming for you guys

50m naira law suit

Make I come sue MTN

.....


alanposh on the beat again..

5m uwa mmebi.. Onyinye ekwensu..
ndi ara ofe mmanu nesiaram anya ma ban ebea..
egbe eluigwe g agbawu onye nweee site a ga eyi pencil mouth trouser were bia.

o feel Na uwa Buh Nke ya...

Na aka nke ozoo,obi adirom mma nno otu club ana akpo man shitty siri wey raaaa m Na abali unyahu Na ejiro ute.. asim ka nwa amadi ana akpo Enrique ka opua aaaa..


Na aka Nke ozoooo kwa.... enweghi aka olu emego ndi mmadu were obi haa nye mmm,Buh only BT one day,ikpuuu ga asara onye raraaaa ya....

Na aka nke ozoo,nyerenu m aka gwaaaa onye isi ala unu ka oga lele ule waec were nyere ministry ya aka maka Na itiiiboribo bu oyaaaaa..



oburu Na imaghi ASUU Igbo or I bu onye ipob or iPhone,biko,don't quote me to avoid mpiawazu

MTN will liquidate o

Wow, Etisalat in trouble.

Lawyers invasion at work

adasexy01:
MTNN OOO
am coming

For real?

sacking my lawyer and appointing his lawyer as my lawyer .
I am suing them all

cool cash for this recession o

who knows how I can sue MTN

Omo see hammer. Make I go file my own case against mtn n etisalat. Eye de red for dis recession

I need a lawyer to sue etisalat

Me too go join sue them

I'm going to sue buhari.... Falani take Note

Nigerian judiciary jst looking 4 a way to create relevance bk again.. we all knw dis won't happen if der was no DSS / Judges saga.. Movie niggas