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Student,who lost his leg after being shot by soldier, to sue Nigerian Army for N1bn
A Port Harcourt Polytechnic student is set to sue the Nigerian Army for N1bn after losing his leg to stray bullet from a soldiers rifle.
Emmanuel Madubuezi was in a commercial tricycle on his way to school on 14 September 2017 when he was hit by the bullet. The bullet was said to have pierced through his body and hit an elderly woman sitting next to him, who was thrown out of the tricycle due to the impact of the bullet.
The young man’s leg was subsequently amputated at the Holy Trinity Hospital, Port Harcourt, on September 25, 2017. The Nigerian Army did not foot the medical treatment of Madubuezi or offer compensation of any kind.
The victim’s lawyer, Mr. Tope Akinyode, in a statement on Tuesday, said since the incident occurred, Madubuezi and his family had been through a lot.
Akinyode, who is also the National President of Revolutionary Lawyers’ Forum, said,
“As they have both instructed, we’ll ask the court to compel the Nigerian Army to pay N1bn compensation. The lawsuit will be filed this week.”
When the victim wrote the Nigerian Army to demand N150m compensation, the army authorities vowed not to give him a dime.
In the letter of response to Madubuezi, the army authorities admitted that the victim was indeed shot by its operatives and that the conduct was “highly unprofessional”.
The army authorities, however, said the soldiers acted on their own and therefore the organisation could not bear the liability.
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