in

BREAKING NEWS: Activist Olamide Sues Police, Others Over Unlawful Detention, Seeks Public Apology, N100Million In Damages

Share Stories From Utweets

PLEASE HELP ME, WHAT YOUR ADVICE?| I AM HAPPILY MARRIED BUT MY PASTOR KEEPS DISTURBING ME TO BE HIS SIDE CHICK| SHOULD I TELL MY HUSBAND OR HIS WIFE?Human rights activist, Olamide Thomas has sued the Nigerian police for infringing on her fundamental rights. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE

She filed a lawsuit against the Nigeria Police Force, citing violations of her constitutional rights following her abduction by police officers.

According to Sahara Reporters, the suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on December 17, 2024, with case number FHC/ABJ/CS, names the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Commissioner of Police, Nigeria Police Force National, Cybercrime Center as the 1st to 3rd respondents.

Through her legal team, which includes notable lawyers Dr. S. M. Oyeghe, Inibehe Effiong, and Abubakar Marshall, Thomas is seeking the court’s intervention to address what she describes as an infringement on her fundamental rights.

The activist’s legal counsel is requesting appropriate relief from the court to ensure justice and redress for the alleged violations.PLEASE HELP ME, WHAT YOUR ADVICE?| I AM HAPPILY MARRIED BUT MY PASTOR KEEPS DISTURBING ME TO BE HIS SIDE CHICK| SHOULD I TELL MY HUSBAND OR HIS WIFE?

The Applicant is seeking: “A DECLARATION that the arrest and detention of the Applicant by the men, officers and agents of the Respondents since Friday 13th December, 2024, over a purported Facebook video and exposing her to all manner of inhuman and degrading treatment constitutes a gross violation of the Applicant’s fundamental right to dignity of human person, guaranteed and protected by Section 34 (1) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Articles 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

“A DECLARATION that the arrest and detention of the Applicant by men, officers and agents of the Respondents on Friday 13th December, 2024, till the time of filing this action over a purported Facebook video is illegal, unlawful and constitutes a gross violation of the Applicant’s fundamental right to liberty guaranteed and protected by Section 35 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Articles 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

“A DECLARATION that the forceful movement of the Applicant from Shomolu, Lagos, where she resides to Abuja on 14th December, 2024 to Abuja was illegal, unlawful and a violation of her fundamental human rights to freedom of movement guaranteed and protected by section 41 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Article 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

“AN ORDER directing and/or compelling the Respondents to release the Applicant forthwith or charge her to court.

“AN ORDER OF PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining the Respondents or their agents and/or officers from further arresting and detaining the Applicant illegally.

“AN ORDER, directing the Respondents jointly and severally to pay the sum of N100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira) only as compensation as general /or exemplary damages for the unwarranted infringement of the Applicant’s fundamental rights.

“AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the Respondents to tender a formal apology to the Applicant by publishing same in at least two National Dailies.”PLEASE HELP ME, WHAT YOUR ADVICE?| I AM HAPPILY MARRIED BUT MY PASTOR KEEPS DISTURBING ME TO BE HIS SIDE CHICK| SHOULD I TELL MY HUSBAND OR HIS WIFE?

“Such order(s) as this Honourable Court may consider just and appropriate to make in the circumstances for the redress of the infringement of the Applicant’s fundamental rights,” it added.…READ -THE.FULL_ARTICLE.HERE.

Written by Utweets

BREAKING NEWS: Mangione charged with ‘act of terrorism’ in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

BREAKING NEWS: Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria, health authorities say