Court Awards N5million Damages Against Police, IGP For Brutalising Woman
The court awarded the damages for the reckless abuse of the rights of the applicant, Mrs Adetola Abdulazeez.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 01, 2021
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has awarded N5,000,000, as aggravated and general damages against the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, over police brutality and abuse of human rights.
The court awarded the damages for the reckless abuse of the rights of the applicant, Mrs Adetola Abdulazeez.
IGP Mohammed Adamu
In a Fundamental Human Rights Enforcement suit instituted by a foremost human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on behalf of the applicant, the presiding judge, Justice Ayo Emmanuel, resolved the matter in favour of the applicant.