BELGORE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a matter of defamation heard by the High Court of Cross River State sitting at Obubra Judicial Division. The appellant now before us was the plaintiff at the trial court. The appellant and the defendant are natives of Apiapum. According to his statement of claim and his evidence in support, the plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as the "appellant"), sent his caretaker and sisters to go and harvest his cassava on his farm so as to make gari out of it. They complied and deposited the cassava tubers at his house. Later the Chief of their village, Chief Awassam sent for the appellant. On getting to the chief's house, where a crowd had gathered including the defendant/respondent, and to the hearing of all there. Chief Awassam informed the appellant that the respondent had lodged a complaint against him that he (appellant) had stolen the cassava belonging to the wife of the respondent. The appellant there and then denied the allegat…
IROM
V.
OKIMBA
(1998) JELR 45576 (SC)
Supreme Court 13 Feb 1998 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.18/1991
Judges:SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
UTHMAN MOHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Richard Ebri, Esq, - (with him. Saka Azimazi, Esq) - for the Appellant For Appellant
M.A.O. Okulaja. Esq. -for the Respondent For Respondent
Other Citations:Irom v. Okimba (1998) 3 NWLR (Pt.540) 19 (1998) 1-2 S.C 162
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