Convener, #RevolutionNow protest,
Omoyele Sowore has sued the Department of State Services, DSS, claiming N500
million for his illegal detention despite two courts directing the body to free
him.
Sowore is asking the court to
order the DSS to pay him N500m as general and aggravated damages for his
detention and illegal violation of fundamental rights.
The activist made the demand in a
suit marked FHC/ABJ /C51409/2019 dated November 20, 2019 and obtained by Sahara
Reporters in Abuja on Friday.
The suit was supported by a
21-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Abubakar Marshall and accompanied by a
written address.
It reads, “A declaration that the
detention of the applicant from November 7, 2019 till date in violation of the
order for his release made on November 6, 2019 is illegal as it violates his
fundamental right to liberty guaranteed by Section 35 of the constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Article 6 of African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement Act (CAP
A10) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
“An order of this court
compelling the respondents to pay to the applicant the sum of N500,000, 000, 00
( Five hundred million naira) as general and aggravated damages for the illegal
violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to life, dignity of his person,
fair hearing, health, freedom of movement and freedom of association.
“An order of perpetual injunction
restraining the respondents from further violating the applicant’s fundamental
rights in any manner whatsoever and however without lawful justification.”
Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), is joined in the
suit.
Sowore was arrested in Lagos on
August 3, 2019 for calling on Nigerians to take to the streets in peaceful demonstrations
to demand a better country from the administration of President Muhammadu
Buhari.
The government has accused him of
insulting President Buhari and planning to bring down his government – charges
observers around the world including leading legal practitioners describe as
frivolous and laughable.
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