{"id":13820,"date":"2021-03-26T20:28:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=13820"},"modified":"2021-03-26T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:28:22","slug":"court-awards-n600000-damage-against-bayelsa-community-chairman-others-for-assaulting-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/26\/court-awards-n600000-damage-against-bayelsa-community-chairman-others-for-assaulting-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Court awards N600,000 damage against Bayelsa community chairman, others for assaulting student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sum of N600,000 as aggravated damage against Robert Oru and two others has been awarded by the Bayelsa State High Court, Ogbia Judicial Division for violating the fundamental human right of one Nezie Obi, a student of the Federal University Otuoke.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that Robert Oru, the Community Development Committee (CDC) chairman of Otuoke, two members of the community identified as\u00a0Richard Milliow and Imo Sunday, beat, assaulted and flogged the student for writing a fictional story about his relationship with lady and insulting the community.<\/p>\n<p>According to report,\u00a0the people who took part in the flogging were angered by the fact that the student from Anambra state, in his story referred to Otuoke as a small place, that the water in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/26\/photos-tragedy-in-anambra-community-as-yet-to-be-identified-man-dies-in-fatal-accident\/\">community<\/a> was the colour of Fanta, has Ninja mosquitos and that the sun there was too hot for his skin.<\/p>\n<p>Counsels to the victim led by Ebi Robert\u00a0took up the matter and petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State command, and also filed a case for the enforcement of his fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Otueke community reportedly wrote a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Otueke and requested that the school to disengage him from the school.<\/p>\n<p>This letter was written by the community, represented by the King HRH King Paul Ariwareni Engoye CNA (JP) (Oke-De XI), the Obanema of Otuoke, through a law firm.<\/p>\n<p>The trio were found guilty for moving a motion that led to the violation of the fundamental human right of Mr. Obi.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering his judgment, the presiding judge identified as Justice Raphael Ajuwa said \u201cthis court is awarding a cost of N500,000 against Nezie\u2019s violators, and N100,000 for the cost of litigation totalling N600,000.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the judgement on Thursday, March 25, Ebi Robert, applauded the student for standing up to his right despite series of intimidation and threats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On hearing the matter, we took up the case and petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State command, and also filed a case for the enforcement of his fundamental rights,&#8221; the lawyer stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am particularly happy as a young lawyer because judgments like this show that our efforts are not in vain as Human Right Activists. 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