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Friday, March 9, 2012

Nwabueze, 43 others drag FG to court •Demand N440m compensation

 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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