The Court of Appeal in Abuja, Friday, affirmed that the Kaduna State Government violated the rights of the CEO of Chocolate City, Audu Maikor
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, Friday, affirmed that the Kaduna State Government violated the rights of the Chief Executive Officer ofIn its judgment, a three-person panel of the Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court holding the actions of the Kaduna State Government as unlawful and unconstitutional.The appeal court reduced the damages awarded by the high court from N40 million to N10.5 million.
Mr Maikori asked the court to enforce his fundamental rights against undue harassment and intimidation by the Kaduna government, Mr El-Rufai and the Nigeria Police.Mr. Maikori, 43, was first arrested in Lagos on February 12, 2017, after a petition was filed by the Kaduna State Government over a post on his social media pages that turned out to be false.
The label boss later apologised for posting the false story, adding that his driver relayed it to him, and said his brother was among the victims.
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