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Nigeria: Breaking – Court Finds SERAP Liable for Defaming SSS Operatives, Awards N100m Damages

Nigeria: Breaking – Court Finds SERAP Liable for Defaming SSS Operatives, Awards N100m Damages

The court said libel is actionable once there is a publication that is false and damaging.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Tuesday held a leading public accountability-focussed not-for-profit, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), liable for defaming Nigeria’s secret police organisation, the State Security Service (SSS) and two of its officials.

The judge, Yusuf Halilu, delivered the judgement in a defamation suit filed by the SSS operatives…

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