As Court Grants N20 billion Damages To Sunday Igboho, AGF Vows To Appeal
…AGF Malami Vows To Appeal Judgement
A High Court sitting in Oyo, has awarded the sum of N20 billion in damages against the Attorney General and Minister of Justice and the State Security Service (SSS) in favour of Sunday Adeyemo (AKA Igboho) the self-styled Yoruba Nation activist.
RovingNaija recalls that Mr. Igboho, had sued the Federal Government for N500 billion for violating his fundamental human rights following the illegal invasion of his residence by operatives of the SSS at the Soka area of the Oyo capital, Ibadan, on July 1.
Mr. Igboho, in the suit filed by his lawyer Yomi Alliyu claimed his house and cars were damaged, and two occupants of the house killed by SSS operatives during the raid which was carried out without an arrest warrant.
Mr. Malami’s lawyer had argued that there was no evidence before the court that the blood seen in the video clip tendered by Mr. Alliyu belonged to a human being.
He also said nothing in the video showed the invaded house belonged to Mr. Igboho or linked the AGF with the invasion and had urged the court to disregard the exhibits and dismiss the entire suit.
Lawyer to the SSS, T. A. Nurudeen, aligned with the submission made by Mr. Malami’s lawyer. He insisted that there must be proof from a haematologist to show the blood in the video belonged to a human being.
Delivering his judgment, Justice Ladiran Akintola, said the style and procedures adopted by the SSS during the raid was unprofessional and ruled that Mr. Igboho had demonstrated his fundamental human rights were violated by the Buhari regime.
The judge also awarded N2 million as cost in favour of Mr. Igboho for instituting the case.
In a related development, the AGF, Malami has announced that the decision of the federal government to appeal the judgement.
Mr. Malami who spoke on Friday in Abuja, says efforts were already in place to commence the process of appealing the judgment.
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