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By prince Everest
Three months after the NBC sent a letter to JODAJ global communications limited in Jos, sanctioning them from playing Falz's song "This is Nigeria" and banning the song from being played on radio along with other songs, Falz has come to sue the regulation agencies for N100m. Falz filed his law suit through his lawyers, Adepetu Caxton-Martins Agbor and Segun (ACAS-law) on November 6, 2018.
Falz is seeking among other things:
1. A declaration that the Defendant’s prohibition of the Plaintiff’s song titled “This Is Nigeria” from being aired by the Nigerian media outfits on the pretext that same is laced with vulgar lyrics is in flagrant breach of the Plaintiff’s right to the freedom of thought, conscience and expression as guaranteed under Sections 38 and 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and to that extent, such prohibition is unconstitutional, null and void.
2. An Order of this Honourable Court setting aside and/or vacating the decision of the Defendant as contained in the letter dated 6th August 2018 and lifting the ban or proscription of the use of the Plaintiff’s song titled, “This Is Nigeria” by any and all Nigerian media outfit/organizations.
3. The sum of N100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira to the Plaintiff on the footing of aggravated and exemplary damages for the wrongful and unconstitutional acts of the Defendant.
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