Linda Ikeji was hit with N30 million in general damages by the Delta State High Court in Effurun for her defamatory publication about the Neo-Black Movement (NBM) in Africa.
The Nigerian blogger was also given N300,000 in lawsuit expenses by Justice Roli Daibo-Harriman, the sitting judge, according to reports on Monday.
Additionally, Linda Ikeji was mandated by the court to take down the offending defamatory post from her site.
In addition, Linda Ikeji, a defendant in the EHC/210/2021 lawsuit, was told to refrain from publishing any further unfavorable statements about the claimants or any NBM of Africa members. Eyes Of Lagos reports,
The claimants in the action were the Registered Trustees of NBM of Africa, Ese Kakor, Felix Kupa, and Mayor Onyebueke.
The NBM of Africa and three others took Ikeji to court after she refused to honor the demand letter of retraction and apology for the libelous material published on her blog on October 19, 2021.
In her publication on October 19, 2021, the blogger allegedly referred to NBM of Africa as a terrible cult group, black axe, criminal organization, and other titles.
“This will serve as a lesson to bloggers that it is not every item you publish. It is good to verify information before making a publication.
“NBM of Africa is a legal organization duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
“The publication made by the defendant against my client has been cleared that it was a damaging publication.
“NBM is good to go, we are going to take all necessary steps to enforce the terms of the judgment against her.
“It was an erudite judgment that is all-encompassing and will be difficult to fault,” Agbroko said.
