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stated that he verified the governor's statement and found
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them to be false. He admitted not discussing with the
Governor, as he did not consider it necessary
87. The 1st and 2nd defendants called no witnesses, while the 3rd
to 5th defendants called one witness.
88. DW1 states that he is the Special Adviser to the Governor
of Rivers State on Waterfront Development. He based his
evidence on the video clip tendered by PWS, as well as the
briefing he got from field staff. He stated that the video clip
did not show that any of the plaintiffs suffered injuries at the
hands of the defendants. He tendered the master plan of the
Urban Renewal Project of the waterfronts and maintains that.
it is the Federal Government that controls the police and
military in Nigeria. Under cross-exan1ination, he admitted
that the protest was peaceful and, as such, there was no need
to call for security reinforcement.
89. It is trite that an evidence that is uncontroverted is taken as
admitted. The staten1ents made by the plaintiffs' witnesses,
which were not in any way challenged by the Defendant, the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, provide this Court with enough