A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Nigerian Breweries Plc. To, within 30 days, appear before it over an allegation of brewing a contaminated Heineken brand of beer.
The court, in a writ of summons with suit number Cv/2/14 dated 19th
September 2014, filed by one Mr. Chinenye Gerald Onwuachu, is seeking an
order of the court to declare that Nigerian Breweries Plc was negligent
in the production of two bottles of contaminated Heineken beer.
Onwuachu claimed to have consumed the product and consequently suffered intestinal damage and kidney dysfunction.
Counsel to Onwuachu, Daniel Ibegbu is praying the court to declare that
the contaminated crocked Heineken beer contained some inedible and
unwholesome brown particles which poisoned his client.
Onwuachu in the statement of claim averred that he was on June 12
rushed to the Maitama District hospital in Abuja, after drinking the
said Heineken beer.
According to the court process, laboratory test diagnosed that the
plaintiff suffered from Gastroenteritis, a
condition wherein a person
stools and vomits profusely as a result of infection of the intestine
and stomach.
The process also claimed that Maitama District hospital discovered
irregularities in Onwuachu's blood, showing malfunctioning of the
Kidney.
He said Nigerian Breweries denied ever producing or distributing
unwholesome Heineken beer in response to his letter of complaint.
"The plaintiff consequently wrote the Defendant venting his grievances
wherein the Defendant replied the said letter, stating that they had
forwarded the complaint to their insurers and denied ever producing or
supplying unwholesome Heineken", he claimed.
Ibegbu however prayed the court to direct Nigerian Breweries Plc. to
tender a public apology to his client in three national dailies.
He is also seeking the sum of N10million as exemplary damage for the
negligence occasioned in the production of the beer. The sum of N100,000 000 as general damages for the pain, shock and psychological trauma suffered by his client, and N1 million as cost of litigation.
negligence occasioned in the production of the beer. The sum of N100,000 000 as general damages for the pain, shock and psychological trauma suffered by his client, and N1 million as cost of litigation.
Source: ThisDayLive
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