The one hundred and twenty three
“suspicious-looking” men from Jigawa state have sued the Lagos state government
for the “unlawful detention” and seizure of their motorcycles.
They were detained by the Lagos
State Environment Sanitation and Special Offenses Taskforce on Friday.
The men were apprehended along
Mosholashi road in Agege area of the state, having been trailed from toll gate
as they traveled in a trailer with registration number Jigawa HJA-680XA.
They were later released by the
state police command on Saturday after undergoing security checks.
Abdullahi Yakubu, one of the
“suspicious looking men”, however, filed a suit at the federal high court,
Lagos, on Monday, demanding N1 billion from the state government as a
recompense for detaining them.
Other respondents in the suit
include Zubairu Muazu, the Lagos state commissioner of police; Yinka Egbeyemi,
chairman of the task force; and the office of the attorney-general of the
state.
Represented by Abba Hikima and
other lawyers in the suit with number FHC/L/CS/1519/19, the men said the action
of the Lagos state government was in violation of their right to free movement
in the country as guaranteed by section 41 of the 1999 constitution.
They demanded the payment of N1bn
as damages, as well as the release of their seized motorcycles, the truck
conveying them, their wears and any other goods belonging to them in custody.
“An order of this honourable
court awarding the sum of N1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion Naira) payable by the
respondents jointly and severally to the applicants as reparation,” it read.
They also prayed the court to
compel the state government to tender a public apology following their
detention.
“An order of this honourable
court directing the respondents to tender unreserved public apology to the
applicants,” it added.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com