COURT AWARDS N500,000 DAMAGE AGAINST OTUEKE CDC CHAIRMAN, ROBERT ORU, ONE RICHARD MILLOW AND IMO SUNDAY FOR VIOLATING THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT OF OTUEKE STUDENT,
Nezie Obi
OVER THE KARINA FACEBOOK POSTThe Bayelsa State High Court, Ogbia Judicial Division, has awarded the sum of N500,000 against Robert Oru, Richard Milliow and Imo Sunday, for moving the motion that led to the violation of the fundamental human right of one
Nezie Obi
, a student of the Federal University Otueke. Nezie Obi
had sometime in 2020, written a fictional story about one Karina, and his relationship with the girl. After the said publication, some members of the community felt that the post was derogatory and therefore took the law into their hand by harassing, beating, and assaulting the student which led to inflicting bodily injury on him.Consequently, myself,
Ebi Robert
, and my colleague, Aluzu Ebikebuna Augustine took up the matter and petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State command, and also filed a case for the enforcement of his fundamental rights. Unfortunately, instead of the Otueke community to play a neutral role, they got involved in the cross fire by writing a letter to the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Otueke, asking the school to disengage him from the school. 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. This is regretful.
Today, justice has been served as the court agreed with us in its judgment and awarded a cost of N500,000 against Nezie's violators, and N100,000 for cost of litigation totaling N600,000.
I am particularly happy as a young lawyer, because judgments like this show that our efforts are not in vain as Human Right Activists. It gives us the courage that the judiciary is indeed the last hope of the common man.
I thank God for the victory in court today.
Nezie Obi
, for me is the hero, he stood up for his right despite all the treats and intimidation. Students must understand that they have rights which are protected by law, and they should not be too careful to enforce them when the need arises. 
