It was victory and justice for an Okada rider Mr. Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi as an Ondo State High Court today gave judgment in his favor following the injuries he suffered after being shot by an operative Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps. The case, which was filed by Tope Temokun Chambers to seek redress for Mr. Oluwarotimi, who was shot and had his leg amputated as a result of the shooting saw the court awarding damages of N30million to the plaintiff and against the Ondo State Government. The shooting, which occurred on the 9th of August 2021, led to the amputation of one of his legs of Mr. Oluwarotimi.
In a post on his Facebook, the jubilant human rights activist, Tope Temokun said: “By motion on notice filed on the 28th of October 2022, Mr Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi sued the Ondo State Government, the Attorney-General And Commissioner For Justice Ondo State, the Ondo State Security Network Agency (codenamed “Amotekun Corps”) and the Commandant Ondo State Security Network Agency, asking for the sum of fifty million naira as general damages and fifty million naira as exemplary damages, for the shooting by Amotekun that has now turned him to an amputee.”
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He continued: “The Ondo State High Court, presided over by Justice Adejumo, gave judgment in the case filed by Mr. Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi this morning and asked the Ondo State Government to pay Mr. Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi, who is now an amputee, the sum of thirty million Naira as damages. In awarding this sum, the court condemned in the strongest terms the illegal shooting of the applicant in the leg that led to the amputation.”