Defamation: EFCC appeals against judgement awarding N10m damages to ex-minister
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed against the FCT High Court’s judgement holding it liable and awarding N10 million damages against it for defaming a former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye.
The judge gave the judgement in a suit Mr Agunloye to seek N1 billion in damages against the anti-graft agency for the publication of an article titled “EFCC arraigns Agunloye over $6 billion fraud.
READ ALSO: Nigeria wins prestigious global award for NFIU, EFCC financial intelligence collaboration Mr Agunloye is facing seven charges of official corruption that stemmed from the award of Mambilla hydroelectric power contract to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited.
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