Alphonsus Nweze Federal High court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, has ordered Isuofia Micro Finance Bank Ltd and Police to pay the sum of #2,200,000 (Two Million, Two Hundred Thousands Naira) to Ohadugha Gloria Chizara, a nursing mother for unlawful arrest and detention with her six months old baby at Okpoko Police cell. The case with suit No: FHC/ Awka / CS/ 121 /2022 was between Ohadugha Gloria Chizara, the applicant and Isuofia Micro Finance Bank Ltd, Nwafor Okechukwu, Nwoke Ifeoma, Commissioner of Police Anambra State, Ugochukwu Ugbo,the…
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Nnamdi Kanu Should Not Die In DSS Detention – Intersociety
•Asks for Massive Transfers of Senior Military, Police Officers In East•Dismantle1500 Military, 4000 Police Roadblocks Alphonsus Nweze A pro-democracy and civil rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, (Intersociety), has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria that the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, should not die in the detention facility of Directorate of State Security (DSS). Addressing World Press Conference on Sunday in Enugu, Enugu State, the group warned that hell would let loose if anything happens to Biafran self-determination…
Read MoreSoludo Orders Detention of Anambra Market Leader
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has ordered the arrest and detention of the Acting President General, Caretaker Committee of Bridgehead Market, Onitsha, Chief Chinedu Ezekwike. A source close to the market said Chief Ezekwike was arrested on 22/12/2022 by Police from Fegge Division on the orders of the Governor himself. It was gathered that the Governor was infuriated by the commencement of the rebuilding of the shops razed down in November this year during the explosion of chemicals at Onitsha Drug Market The chairman of Onitsha South Local Government…
Read MoreAlleged drug trafficking: Court permits NDLEA to detain Abba Kyari, 6 others for 14 days
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted permission to the NDLEA to further detain suspended DCP Abba Kyari for 14 days, pending conclusion of investigation.Justice Zainab Abubakar granted the order after the Director, Prosecution and Legal Services, NDLEA, Joseph. Sunday, moved an ex-parte motion to that effect.The NDLEA, in the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/111/2022, also prayed for an extension of time within which to detain the six other suspects named in the alleged offence.The six others are ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirigba, Inspector John Nuhu,…
Read MoreAbba Kyari demands N500m in damages from NDLEA for unlawful detention
As events unfold, suddenly there is a twist in the alleged drug trafficking case leveled against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has demanded a N500 million in damages from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over alleged unlawful arrest and detention.Kyari, in an originating motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, also sought for an order, directing the NDLEA to tender a written apology to him in two national dailies.The motion, dated Feb. 16 and filed…
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