Rights Violation: Abiola's Widow Wins N50m Damages Against Police
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, has ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) to pay N50 million damages to Prof
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, has ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) to pay N50 million damages to Prof
She alleged that police officers in 2022 invaded her residence in Abuja and arrested her while she was wearing a nightgown and whisked her to the station.
Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N50 million damages to the widow of the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola, Prof Zainab Duke-Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights. The court held that arresting and parading the widow in a nightgown was illegal. Delivering judgment on Thursday in a fundamental human rights enforcement Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/2431/2023, the court also ordered the police to apologise to her in two national newspapers.
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector General of Police to pay N50m damages to the wife of late Chief M. K. O Abiola, Prof Zainab Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights.
They added that the allegations she levelled against them were false. | Pulse Nigeria