The woman who was attacked and left with horrific injuries by soldier in Ikorodu on Wednesday, has reportedly sued the Nigerian Army, demanding N250m as damages.
Recalled that the woman who was allegedly battered for challenging a Nigerian soldier attached to 174 Battalion went viral on social media.
Speaking about the case, the General Counsel of the Joint Legal Action Aids, JLAA, Kingsley Ughe confirmed to Punch that he filed the case on Ruth Orji behalf at a Federal High Court in Lagos.
“We have today filed a legal process at the Federal High Court against the Nigerian Army and her assailants to assert her right and demand for N250m compensation.
“We have a similar action already against the Nigerian Army in the case of Ebere Sandra Ohakwe , the actress brutalised and dehumanised by soldiers in Port Harcourt.
“We are using her case and that of Ebere Ohakwe to send a message to lawless elements within the military that the days of impunity and degradations of the Nigerian people is over.
“We have a binding precedent in the case of Rosemary Okeke who suffered a similar fate and got justice through the court system.
“We are very confident of the unassailable nature of the cases and the evidence therein, these two cases will change our legal landscape to the extent that the rights of the Nigerian will once again be placed on the front burner and the courts will have opportunity to adjudicate on it.
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