Nigeria, April 28 -- A Rivers State High Court has ordered the Nigerian Navy to vacate a disputed property in Port Harcourt and pay N200 million in damages to the Lawrence Zidougha family, ending a long-running legal battle.

The suit, filed in 2016 by Bodiseowei Zidougha against the Chief of Naval Staff, the Nigerian Navy, and the Commander of NNS Pathfinder, challenged the navy's occupation of the estate on Plot 81, GRA Phase 1, Diobu, Port Harcourt.

The claimant, Mr Zidougha, who is the estate administrator, shared the copy of the 44-page judgement with PREMIUM TIMES.

Mr Zidougha had asked the court to declare the Nigerian Navy's use of the property without his approval unlawful and amounting to trespass, and to order the Navy to lea...