Human Activist Sowore drags Hon Ned Nwoko, IGP to court over ‘illegal’ arrest, demands N200 million
An Activist publisher Omoyele Sowore has filed a lawsuit against businessman tycoon and former lawmaker, Ned Nwoko, and the Nigeria Police Force over his alleged ‘illegal’ arrest and detention last Thursday.
Sowore is asking for an apology to be published in two reputable national daily newspapers for the violation of his fundamental rights and N200 million as damages for the violation of his rights.
Sowore was arrested by the police on the Court of Appeal premises on the alleged orders of Nwoko over some ‘trumped-up’ allegations.
The law suit is between Omoyele Sowore,the Nigeria Police Force as the first respondent, the Inspector-General of Police as the second respondent, the Commissioner of Police, Abuja and Ned Munir Nwoko as the third and fourth respondents respectively.
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