This platform understands that the politician dragged the above-mentioned to court for allegedly associating her with terrorism activities in the state.
Akpoti-Uduaghan is demanding the sum of N10 billion in damages and an order restraining Bello from using defamatory words against her.
Among other prayers before the court are “A declaration that the publication by the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants through the Vanguard newspaper online media at https://www.vanguardngr.com/
“An order of this Honourable Court against the Defendants jointly and severally to pay the sum of N10,000,000,000.00 (Ten Billion Naira) as damages for the libellous publication by the Defendants against the Claimant in the Vanguard newspaper online publication at https://www.vanguardngr.com/
“An order of this Honourable Court directing the Defendants jointly and severally retract, remove from the internet and publish a public apology to the Claimant in the Vanguard newspaper both in print and online retracting the libellous publication published in the vanguard newspaper online at https://www.vanguardngr.com/
“An injunction restraining the Defendants jointly and severally by themselves, agents or servants or otherwise from publishing or causing to be published the said similar words defamatory against the Claimant.”
Recall that Akpoti-Uduaghan, in November 2022, in a similar circumstance, dragged Bello and the state commissioner before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyanya Judicial Division, over charges of terrorism allegation.
The case was, however, dismissed in a ruling delivered on Friday, June 16, 2023, by Justice Idris Mua’wiya, for being incompetent.