For being tear-gassed by the Police during the Occupy Nigeria
protest against the removal of fuel subsidy in Lagos, ace lawyer and
erstwhile Minister of Education and Youth Development, Prof. Ben
Nwabueze alongside other 43 Nigerians have sued Federal Government,
demanding for N440 million as compensation for abusing their fundamental
human rights.
In a suit file by their lawyer, Mr
Festus Keyamo, the applicants are challenging that the action
contravenes their fundamental human rights as entrenched in Sections 34,
35, 38, 40, and 41 of the 1999 Constitution and prayed for an order
compelling the respondents to pay N10 million to each of them for
allegedly infringing on their fundamental rights, hence the January 19
action by the police is illegal, oppressive, and null and void and
therefore urged the court to make an order compelling the respondents to
tender written, unreserved apology to all of them.
Respondents
in the fundamental rights enforcement application were the Attorney-
General of the Federation, the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff,
the Inspector General of Police, and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos
State.
Other applicants in the suit were Dr Frederick Fasehun,
Olawale Okunniyi, Nike Ransome-Kuti, Ganiyat Fawehinmi and Mohammed
Fawehinmi, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, Shehu Sanni,
Kate Henshaw, Collins Eselemo, Prof Akin Oyebode, Seun Kuti, Dr Tunji
Abayomi, Baba Omojola, Sheik Abdurahman Ahmad, Dr Lakin Akintola, Mr
Giwa Amu, Dr. Wale Balogun, Mrs Funmi Iyanda, Yemi Adamolekun, Amara
Blessing Nwosu, Engr. Ife Oyedele, Mr. Kola Oyeneyin, Mr. Diekola
Onaolapo and one Alhaja Irawo.
Others include: Dr.
Tunji Braithwaite, Femi Falana, Senator Gbenga Oguniya, Mr. Nelson
Ekujumi, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, Prof Pat Utomi, Dr.
Dipo Fashina, Prof. Anthony Kila, Mr. Kunle Oladejo, Mr. Sola Alao, Mr.
Wale Ogunade Alhaji Yemisi Coker, A. Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Segun
Fatoki, Mr. Akintoye Branko-Rhodes, Mr Achike Chude, and Mrs Pamela
Braide.
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