The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned
further proceedings in the N300 million suit filed by Suspected Kidnapper,
Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as ‘Evans’ against the
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris and three others
till Sept 21.
In the suit, the
suspected Kidnapper, Evans, challenged his continued detention since June
10 without arraignment. He claimed
that his parade on June 11 before journalists at the Lagos police
command headquarters in Ikeja, without a court order, is unconstitutional and
illegal. Consequently, he demanded that the court awards him N300m as exemplary
damages for his alleged illegal detention and the alleged harm caused by his
media trial.
He also asked the court to order the police authorities to
immediately arraign him before a law court, or release him from custody. Yesday
(Tuesday), Vacation Judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court,
Lagos adjourned the matter after holding that there was no more urgency for the
suit to be heard during the vacation. The judge also held that the arraignment
of Evans before the State High Court, last week Tuesday has mitigated against
any urgency in the suit.
On the 30th of
August, Evans and five others who allegedly worked with him were arraigned
before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of Lagos State High Court, Ikeja , on a two count
charge of conspiracy and Kidnapping of one Dunu Donatus. A day before the arraignment, the then
vacation Justice Abdulazeez Anka had failed to deliver judgment in the N300m
Fundamental Rights Enforcement Suit. Justice Anka had to adjourn till today,
September 5, at the instance of the Commissioner of Police Legal, Mr David
Igbodo who turned up in court with an application claiming that the Inspector
General of Police and the Nigerian Police Force had not been party to the
proceedings and the court could not go ahead with judgment without hearing from
both parties.
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