The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the
Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to release Mazi Solomon
Onyegbule, a supporter of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi
Kanu.
Justice Z.B. Abubakar, who gave the order on Tuesday, also
awarded N50 million as “compensatory and exemplary damages” on Kanu’s
supporter.
According to a statement by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a lawyer to
Kanu and IPOB, the court also ordered the police to tender an apology to
Solomon Onyegbule on national newspapers.
He said, “While delivering judgment in suit No:
FHC/ABJ/CS/137/2022, we had filed on behalf of Solomon Onyegbule, the court
directed the Inspector-General of Police, IGP to unconditionally release Mazi
Onyegbule from their custody forthwith.
“The court further awarded the sum of N50 million only in
favour of Solomon Onyegbule as compensatory and exemplary damages.
“The court also ordered the Inspector General of Police
tenders a public apology to Mazi Solomon in one national newspaper”.
Ejiofor vowed that his team would continue to ensure that
all Igbos who were
unlawfully detained in various facilities of the security
agencies in different parts of the country are freed and compensated.
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