“I showed them that intelligence is not in big names and titles,” he added.
By TheInvestigator
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled in favor of Eno-Obong Bassey Okon, a former law student of the University of Uyo, UNIUYO, bringing an end to a prolonged legal battle that began over a decade ago. The court upheld previous judgments that awarded Okon over ₦22 million in damages against the institution.
In a personal statement shared on Facebook, Okon recounted his legal journey, which began shortly after he graduated from the university’s Faculty of Law in 2012. According to him, some professors and senior legal practitioners doubted his ability to earn a law degree. “They said I would never obtain my law degree. I got it anyway,” he wrote.
Okon sued the University at the Federal High Court in Uyo and won, with the court awarding him ₦5 million in damages. Despite the ruling, the University appealed the decision at the Court of Appeal and lost again.
He revealed that the university then resorted to involving law enforcement to harass and intimidate him, prompting a fresh legal suit in which he was awarded over ₦22 million in additional damages.
“All their appeals failed, and today their final anchor at the Supreme Court has been torn apart,” Okon declared in the post. He expressed gratitude to his legal team—Daniel G. Daniel Esq., John James Esq., and Wisdom Chukwmere Esq.—and emphasized that his victory was not due to luck but a testament to persistence and knowledge.
“I showed them that intelligence is not in big names and titles,” he added.
This landmark case underscores the resilience of individuals seeking justice against institutional injustices and reaffirms the principle that no entity is above the law.