COURT ORDERS FCMB TO PAY N540M FOR DEFAMING PROPHET, WIFE

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has ordered the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to pay the N540 million in damages awarded against it by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for defaming a preacher, Emmanuel Omale of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, and his wife, Deborah. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the FCT, in a judgement delivered on October 4, 2022, held that the bank recklessly breached the duty of care it owes to the claimants, Omale, his wife, and their…

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