Liberia: For Former Manager’s Assault on Employee, Court Orders GT Bank to Pay US$250K for DamagesFormer GT Bank Manager, Ayodeji Bejide (left), who absconded Liberia while the case was on and Mr. Edward Freeman, whose lip he hit with a calculatorMonrovia – Civil Law Court ‘B’ Judge Scheaplor R. Dunbar has held GT Bank Liberia Management liable for its former manager’s action on Employee Edward Freeman. “In view of the forgoing, the 1st defendant (GT Bank) is adjudged liable to plantiff (Edward Freeman) for the injuries he sustained on August 28, 2018. Following the assault, Freeman then reported the case to the Liberia National Police for investigation. In its investigation, the LNP charged the former bank manager, Ayodeji Bejide with the commission of Aggravated Assault and forwarded him to court. According to Freeman, Bejide threatened to dismiss him if he alarmed about the assault on him.

Source: Front Page Africa June 03, 2020 16:07 UTC