₦30 Million Damages: Court Slams Delta CP, Officers For Rights Abuse
A High Court sitting in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, on Wednesday, ordered the state Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, a judicial official, Mrs. Mordi Juliana and four others to pay a film decorator N30m as damages for infringing on his rights. The court also ordered all the respondents to write an apology letter to Ananweude, and restrained them (the respondents) from further arresting, detaining, and or violating his fundamental rights over the said breach of contract. The order was made following an application for fundamental human rights enforcement to the court by Mr Tobechukwu Cyril Ananweude through his lawyers A.F.Brideba. In a suit No: DTHC/ASB/FR/48/2024, between Tobechukwu Cyril Ananweude as applicant and Mr Udaya Chidebere, Mrs Mordi Juliana, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CSP Rex Enwelikwu, SP Ruth Essang and Inspector Ifeyinwa Uwakina as the respondents. The applicant had alleged in his claims that he was unlawfully arrested by the “...