A Kano State high court has fined Governor Abdullahi Ganduje N800,000 after he discontinued his defamation suit against an online publication, Daily Nigeria.
Ganduje had dragged the publisher, Ja’afar Ja’afar to court, over a story and videos, where he was purportedly seen, stuffing foreign currencies in his pocket.
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The court presided over by Justice Suleiman Danmallan, who granted the application to discontinued the case, however, directed the governor to pay N400,000 each to the two defendants, Ja’afar and his newspaper company.
Counsels for both defendants, Ubi Eteng and Muhammad Danazumi had both urged the court to award a total of N400million, as the cost of discontinuing the suit, but Ganduje’s counsel, Offiong Offiong (SAN), urged the court to disregard the prayers, noting that since the defendants had informed the court they have filed a counter-claim.
Justice Suleiman Danmallan, however, ordered the governor to pay the sum of N800,000, for wasting the time of the court on the matter.
(Editor: Abaje Usekwe)
