51-Year-Old Man Wrongly Jailed for 22 Years Becomes Billionaire after Being Awarded N9bnPAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! A man who spent 22 years in jail for a crime he did not commit finally has a reason to smile. US national, Eddie Bolden, wrongfully convicted in 1994 for a double murder, received a massive pay-out from a jury, CBS News reports. The jury awarded him more than N9,923,291,764 in damages after he sued the city of Chicago and two police detectives, the Chicago Sun Time reports. Recommended for you 2023 presidential election results: Labour Party releases list of Peter Obi... Bolden was set free in 2016, two years after a court established that his trial attorney was ineffective. PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! He received a certificate of innocence that allowed him to get paid for his time behind bars. In a landmark ruling, the jury ordered the city of Chicago to pay Bolden N9,923,291,764 in compensation, and the two detectives were ordered to pay him N4,042,822. In his lawsuit, Bolden claimed he was framed for killing 23-year-old Irving Clayton and 24-year-old Derrick Frazier. Bolden's lawyer argued that police had no evidence his client was involved in a drug deal that resulted in the killings. He further accused them of racially profiling him. Recommended for you “You think say you wise”: Burna Boy teases his sister, reveals her age duri... Following the jury's decision, a spokesperson said the city is reviewing the verdict and assessing their legal options. Speaking after the jury's decision, an emotional Bolden said: Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a man wrongly jailed for 16 years had died of COVID-19 after release from prison. Damon Thibodeaux was wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years in 1997 before a team of lawyers proved his innocence. Nine years upon his release from prison, he passed away after contracting the virus. Speaking to the press, the retired lawyer who helped Damon regain his freedom expressed disbelief at his passing. Source: Legit.ng In 1994, a man named Eddie Bolden, now aged 51, was convicted for the killing of two people in Chicago, US However, it was later established that he was wrongfully imprisoned after he served 22 years in jail Bolden was freed in 2016 and sued Chicago, and a jury ordered the city to pay him compensation totalling N9,923,291,764 PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Legit.ng “I think the jury recognized that he was victimized by a system that unfortunately has victimized people for too long, and they want it to stop,” the lawyer said. “Finally. It’s all I can say right now.”