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The Ondo State High Court in Akure has ordered the state government to pay N30 million in compensation to a commercial motorcyclist who lost his leg to a gunshot by the state’s security network agency code-named Amotekun.

The motorcyclist, Oluwarotimi Oluwasegun, said in his suit that Amotekun men shot him in the Araromi area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on 9 August 2021, leading to the amputation of his left leg about a month after.

Determined to get justice, Mr Oluwasegun, 36, through his lawyer, Tope Temokun, sued the Ondo State Government at the High Court.

Delivering judgement on the suit on Wednesday, the judge, Omolara Adejumo, awarded N30 million against the Ondo State Government and the Amotekun Corps, the claimant’s lawyer, Mr Temokun, said in a statement he shared with PREMIUM TIMES.

“In awarding this sum, the court condemned in the strongest terms the illegal shooting of the applicant (Mr Oluwasegun) in the leg that led to the amputation of his leg,” Mr Temokun stated.