Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N50 million damages to the widow of the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola, Prof Zainab Duke-Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights. The court held that arresting and parading the widow in a nightgown was illegal. Delivering judgment on Thursday in a fundamental human rights enforcement Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/2431/2023, the court also ordered the police to apologise to her in two national newspapers.
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