Court Grants Approval To Hear N5.2bn Lawsuit Against Chinese Company Over Alleged Fraudulent Claims

Court Grants Approval To Hear N5.2bn Lawsuit Against Chinese Company Over Alleged Fraudulent ClaimsThe High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has granted permission to proceed with the hearing of a N5.2 billion lawsuit against Chinese national Li Xing, who is accused of making false claims against his former employer.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Justice F.A. Aliyu, presiding over the case in Court 53 of the FCT High Court in Apo, has scheduled the hearing for January 29, 2025. The suit, filed under case number CV/4554/2024, was brought forward by the claimant’s lawyer, Eloka Okoye of Kehinde and Partners LP.

Xing, a former employee of Pure Biotech Company Ltd, is accused of falsely accusing Mr. Liu Yangxi, the Managing Director of Pure Biotech, of tax evasion, money laundering, and forgery. These allegations were made after Yangxi terminated Xing’s employment due to alleged misconduct.

According to the claimant’s statement of claim, Xing initiated a campaign of defamation by sending an email to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), accusing Yangxi of tax evasion and money laundering. Xing is also alleged to have disseminated these falsehoods to various companies linked to Yangxi, aiming to damage his reputation.

Yangxi contends that these actions were part of a retaliatory effort after his dismissal from the company and are designed to harm his personal and professional image.

The claimant seeks the court’s intervention to compel Xing to pay N5 billion in general damages, in addition to N20 million in aggravated and exemplary damages for the malicious falsehoods. Yangxi also requests the court to declare the letters sent to the FIRS, EFCC, and Weihai International Economic and Technical Corporation in China as defamatory and malicious.

The court has ordered that Xing file his response before the January hearing.

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