In the civil Case of Barr Maxwell Opara ESQ Vs Twitter Nigeria Limited

WHEREOF: The Claimant Claims against the Defendants jointly and severally as follows: A) DECLARATION OF THE HONOURABLE COURT that the statements of the 2nd Defendant who is an official of the 3rd Defendant on the 3rd Defendant’s twitter platform thus: "Charge and bail, overzealous uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer Maxwell Okpara mobilises other like-minded lawyers against the DGSS, Futile Efforts Well, Nigerians, beware! This is in bad faith. Transferred aggression… B). A DECLARATION OF THE HONOURABLE COURT that the Claimant, even though not a user of the social media platform of the 1st Defendant, is entitled to a good and safe reputation, free from abuse, cyber bullying and hateful conduct within the internet space including the Defendants from any entity or organisation including the 2nd and 3rd Defendants which must safe guard the Claimant from false, defamatory, demeaning, disparaging and harmful statements that can damage his reputation, career and well-being. C). A DECLARATION OF THE HONOURABLE COURT that the 1st Defendant has the responsibility and duty to moderate content and prevent the spread of defamatory or harmful materials without bias or partiality and also expected to enforce community guidelines by taking timely action against users who engage in defamation, hateful conduct or harassment including the 2nd and 3rd Defendants. D) A DECLARATION OF THE HONOURABLE COURT that while the 1st Defendant monitors the contents on its platform through automated tools and algorithm designed to detect harmful contents such as defamatory and hateful speeches, the 1st Defendant negligently allowed the defamatory, ethnic profiling and racist comments against the Claimant by the 3rd Defendant under the leadership and approval of the 2nd Defendant on its platform on the 18th day of July 2023 for more than 96 hours and as such is wrongful, condemnable and illegal. E) DECLARATION OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT that the actions of the 1st Defendant in negligently allowing the defamatory, ethnic profiling and racist comment against the Claimant by the 2nd and 3rd Defendants on its platform on the 18th day of July 2023 for more than 96 hours has caused the Claimant to be maligned, ridiculed and disrespected. F. AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT directing the 2nd and 3rd Defendants, jointly and severally, to issue a letter of apology on the 1st Defendant's Platform twitter and a daily newspaper widely read across the Federation of Nigeria. G) AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT directing the Defendants to, jointly and severally, pay to the Claimant the sum #10,000,000,000.00 (TEN BILLION NAIRA) as general damages for the various defamatory, demeaning, disparaging and harmful words of the 3rd Defendant under the leadership of the 2nd Defendant which words were published and caused to be made viral by the 1st Defendant in its twitter platform. H) AN AWARD of 10% post Judgment interest per annum on the entire judgment sum from the date of judgment till same is fully liquidated.