The first son of Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia State, Chinedu Orji, an
engineer, has sued The Sun Newspapers Limited, owned by a former
Governor of the State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, claiming N5bn damages for calling
him “ a terrorist .”
Briefing journalists on Thursday in Umuahia, a member of the legal team
for Orji’s son, Chief Chukwunyere Nwabuko, said the libellous publication was
contained on page 21 of the March 10, 2014 edition of The Sun
Newspapers, which reads that, ‘it is not a secrete affair as his terrorist
activities in the state are fully documented. “
The council said the former governor had been using his media outfit to
publish malicious and libellous articles against Orji as well as “his son, who
does not even hold any position in government.”
He gave the suit number of the case filled at Abia State High Court
holding at Ohafia as HOH/5/2014, adding that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Livy
Uzorukwu, is the lead council of Orji’s legal team.
The three-point claims by the plaintiff include,”The sum of N5bn as
damages for libel; an unreserved apology to be published in at least three
editions of the Daily Sun Newspapers; and an order of perpetual
injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, privies, servants and
associates from further writing, printing and publishing of the said libellous
matter or a similar one against the claimant.
Nwabuko further said that the Presiding Judge, Justice Anthony Chioma,
had already granted an order for the defendant to be served out of
jurisdiction.
The matter will come up for hearing on September, 22.