Court Orders Police to Pay N10 Million in Damages to Protesters.
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay N10 million in damages for violating the fundamental rights of protesters.
Justice Musa Kakaki, who delivered the ruling on Thursday, found the police guilty of infringing on the rights of demonstrators who gathered at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2024, to mark the fourth anniversary of the movement.
On that day, at least 20 protesters were arrested by officers of the Lagos State Police Command and held for several hours in a police van before being released without any formal charges.
The lawsuit, filed as a fundamental rights enforcement action, was brought by 22 individuals in collaboration with three civil society groups — the Education Rights Campaign, Take It Back Movement & the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights. The applicants accused the police of unlawful arrest & suppression of their constitutional rights to free expression & peaceful assembly.
Among the listed protesters in the suit are
Hassan Taiwo Soweto,
Uadiale Kingsley,
Ilesanmi Kehinde,
Osopale Adeseye,
Olamilekan Sanusi,
Osugba Blessing,
Kayode Agbaje,
Michael Adedeji,
Jennifer Rita Obiora,
Orunsola Oluremi,
Seyi Akinde,
Akin Okunowon,
Ugochukwu Prince,
Aisha Omolara,
Thomas Abiodun Olamide,
Ogbu Obinna Ferdinald,
Aghedo Kehinde Stephen, Duroonike Olawale,
Isaac Obasi,
Funmilayo Jolade Ajayi, and Afeez Suleiman.
The respondents named in the suit include the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, the Governor of Lagos State, and the state’s Attorney-General.
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay N10 million in damages for violating the fundamental rights of protesters.
Justice Musa Kakaki, who delivered the ruling on Thursday, found the police guilty of infringing on the rights of demonstrators who gathered at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2024, to mark the fourth anniversary of the movement.
On that day, at least 20 protesters were arrested by officers of the Lagos State Police Command and held for several hours in a police van before being released without any formal charges.
The lawsuit, filed as a fundamental rights enforcement action, was brought by 22 individuals in collaboration with three civil society groups — the Education Rights Campaign, Take It Back Movement & the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights. The applicants accused the police of unlawful arrest & suppression of their constitutional rights to free expression & peaceful assembly.
Among the listed protesters in the suit are
Hassan Taiwo Soweto,
Uadiale Kingsley,
Ilesanmi Kehinde,
Osopale Adeseye,
Olamilekan Sanusi,
Osugba Blessing,
Kayode Agbaje,
Michael Adedeji,
Jennifer Rita Obiora,
Orunsola Oluremi,
Seyi Akinde,
Akin Okunowon,
Ugochukwu Prince,
Aisha Omolara,
Thomas Abiodun Olamide,
Ogbu Obinna Ferdinald,
Aghedo Kehinde Stephen, Duroonike Olawale,
Isaac Obasi,
Funmilayo Jolade Ajayi, and Afeez Suleiman.
The respondents named in the suit include the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, the Governor of Lagos State, and the state’s Attorney-General.
Court Orders Police to Pay N10 Million in Damages to Protesters.
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay N10 million in damages for violating the fundamental rights of protesters.
Justice Musa Kakaki, who delivered the ruling on Thursday, found the police guilty of infringing on the rights of demonstrators who gathered at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2024, to mark the fourth anniversary of the movement.
On that day, at least 20 protesters were arrested by officers of the Lagos State Police Command and held for several hours in a police van before being released without any formal charges.
The lawsuit, filed as a fundamental rights enforcement action, was brought by 22 individuals in collaboration with three civil society groups — the Education Rights Campaign, Take It Back Movement & the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights. The applicants accused the police of unlawful arrest & suppression of their constitutional rights to free expression & peaceful assembly.
Among the listed protesters in the suit are
Hassan Taiwo Soweto,
Uadiale Kingsley,
Ilesanmi Kehinde,
Osopale Adeseye,
Olamilekan Sanusi,
Osugba Blessing,
Kayode Agbaje,
Michael Adedeji,
Jennifer Rita Obiora,
Orunsola Oluremi,
Seyi Akinde,
Akin Okunowon,
Ugochukwu Prince,
Aisha Omolara,
Thomas Abiodun Olamide,
Ogbu Obinna Ferdinald,
Aghedo Kehinde Stephen, Duroonike Olawale,
Isaac Obasi,
Funmilayo Jolade Ajayi, and Afeez Suleiman.
The respondents named in the suit include the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, the Governor of Lagos State, and the state’s Attorney-General.
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