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PAY N30MILLION TO MOTORCYCLIST, COURT ORDERS AMOTEKUN, STATE GOVT IN ONDO

The Ondo State Government has been ordered to pay the sum of N30 million to one Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi for the damages of the gunshot injuries he suffered in an encounter with operatives of the State Security Network, identified as Amotekun Corps.


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Justice Adejumo gave the order at the Ondo High Court sitting in Akure, on Wednesday 29th March 2023 after hearing the case filed before the court by Oluwarotimi, 36, an okada rider who has become an amputee as a result of the illegal shooting at him.


“The illegal shooting at Araromi Street on August 9, 2021, in Akure by the Amotekun was a violation of the applicant’s human rights.


“The court hereby orders the respondents to jointly pay the sum of N20 million to the applicant as general damages and N10 million as exemplary damages,” the judge ordered.

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