₦airaland Forum

Damfostopper:
Mtn... in Goldberg's voice.... dat doesn't mean ur next... but mtn ...it may be ur last to stop unnecessary SMS sending

davtosh:
What about useless calls of advertisement. Now they use real numbers to call and deceive you in picking.
Since I use ladder to work make I go climb and fall intentionally and sue them for useless call at work time.
May be I go jam my own 10 million naira

ammyluv2002:
Please, someone should help me out here...I thought we are not allowed to sue these network providers in Nigeria?

kraizybone:
You thought wrong sis. We're allowed to sue them, provided the facts are right and the case is reasonable in the eyes of the law.

ammyluv2002:
Thanks! I appreciate your response

Damfostopper:
Mtn... in Goldberg's voice.... dat doesn't mean ur next... but mtn ...it may be ur last to stop unnecessary SMS sending

RoyalMail:
Justice Jude Okeke of an FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, slammed a fine of N5 million on Airtel Nig. Ltd for violation of customer’s right to privacy.

The plaintiff, Mr Emmanuel Anene on Dec. 21 filed a suit against Airtel for continue disturbances through unsolicited messages to his line. The judge held that the crucial issue that calls for determination here was whether or not that the plaintiff evidence made out a case to justify the claims in the reliefs he sought.

“One of the reliefs sought an order of the court seeks for the award of damages. A plaintiff who seeks for a violation of right is to succeed on the strength of his case and not on the weakness or absence of the defence.

“Though he can rely on the absence of the defence to support his case."

He said the burden of proof could shift from party to party until the issue in contention is resolved.

The court records showed that the plaintiff evidence of claims was served on the defendant and led evidence in the support of same.

“The defendant who was afforded the opportunity failed to file statement of defence contradicting the plaintiff’s statement of claim or fails to lead evidence in challenge to the claims; it means he had admitted the facts.

“Unless the court does not believe in the evidence or sees any reason in contrary in law it reserves a duty to act on such.

“The defendant failed to place any evidence on the other scale of balance there is nothing against in which the plaintiff’s evidence can be weighed.

Okeke held that the plaintiff complained about disturbances and distractions which he did solicit for, from the defendant but the defendant did not reply nor do anything about it.

“The plaintiff having purchase the defendant telephone number a contractual relationship is satisfied, the defendant is in violation of the right to the plaintiff privacy.

“The defendant, having received complaints from the plaintiff, but continued to disturb the plaintiff from quiet enjoyment of the line.

“In every wrong there must be a remedy, to vindicate the plaintiff’s right which has been violated in the forth going circumstance by the defendant; the plaintiff shall be awarded damages based on the discretion of the court.

“Against this background putting into consideration the obvious inconviencies, discomfort and the embarrassments the plaintiff had undeniably gone through.

“The defendant has been directed to pay to the plaintiff damages not the N200 million the plaintiff asked for but N5 million only.


Source:
http://www.ajayiwrites.com/2016/11/court-awards-n5million-to-customer-who.html

Genette:
See money oo

DNA9:
Nigerian judiciary jst looking 4 a way to create relevance bk again.. we all knw dis won't happen if der was no DSS / Judges saga.. Movie niggas

DNA9:
Nigerian judiciary jst looking 4 a way to create relevance bk again.. we all knw dis won't happen if der was no DSS / Judges saga.. Movie niggas

ammyluv2002:
Please, someone should help me out here...I thought we are not allowed to sue these network providers in Nigeria?

yomalex:
How do you mean?

ammyluv2002:
As in...I thought individuals are not allowed to sue them.

yomalex:
of course you can. They can sue and be sued. So when are you calling your lawyer? :-)