SaharaReporters reports
that Sowore is asking the DSS to pay him N500m as general and aggravated
damages for his ”detention and illegal violation of fundamental rights.”
Omoyele Sowore has dragged
the Department of State Security, DSS, to court over his arrest and continued
detention.
This is contained in a suit
marked FHC/ABJ /C51409/2019 dated November 20, 2019 in Abuja on Friday,
November 22nd.
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.”
Joined in the suit is
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami
(SAN).
Sowore was arrested in
Lagos on August 3, 2019 for “for threatening public safety, peaceful
co-existence and social harmony in the country.”
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