Unauthorised use of photos: Court fixes April 22 for judgment in trader’s suit against Saraki, Atiku, Obi vanguardnews
A Federal High Court in Lagos Tuesday, fixed April 22, for Judgment in a suit filed by a Lagos-based trader, Mrs Amudat Adeleke, against former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki over alleged unauthorised use of her picture on campaign billboards.
The applicant is seeking an order, of court, directing the immediate withdrawal and destruction of the campaign materials containing her images anywhere within and outside Nigeria. He argued that the nature of the claim as sort by the applicant could not come under the ambit of a fundamental rights enforcement procedure.
Eyitayo argued that the applicant is not even known to the third and fourth respondents, adding that this fact has not been controverted by the applicant.In his reply, applicant counsel, maintained that the applicant’s suit is properly brought under the fundamental rights enforcement procedure. It was further averred that in the course of the campaign, AACO and Saraki began to personally engage the individuals, traders’ entrepreneurs and other citizens on the said street including the plaintiff on their expectations in respect of the forthcoming 2019 general elections.
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