PFIZER INCORPORATED & ANOR V. PROFESSOR IDRIS MOHAMMED

THERESA NGOLIKA ORJI-ABADUA, J.C.A. (Delivering The Leading Judgment): By the civil Summons dated the 11th April, 2008 and the statement of Claim dated 16th April, 2008, the Respondent commenced a civil proceeding against the Appellants and sought for the following reliefs:

"1. An order of injunction directing the Defendants to expunge the offending paragraphs from the purported Statement of Defence.

2. An order of this Honourable court directing the Defendants to remove forthwith from their website and any other form of electronic medium the offending paragraphs contained in their purported Statement of Defence.

3. An order of this Honourable court directing the Defendants to offer an unreserved apology to the Plaintiff and publish same on their website and in at lease two major Nigerian Newspapers with nationwide circulation.

4. $100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million United States Dollars Only) damages including aggravated damages for libel transmitted to the whole world on http: // w…