Justice Mohammed Mohammed of Minna High court number Four has awarded the sum of five million naira as damages against the Niger State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), and in favor of a Minna based legal practitioner Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel Igwe.
The legal practitioner who approached the court on suit number Nshc/MN/112/2023 through his lawyer Barrister Bala Ibrahim Zuru was awarded the five million naira as damages, and Compensation for the violation of his fundamental right
Equally, justice Mohammed Mohammed held that the sum of two hundred thousand naira is awarded as cost of litigation and five percent monthly interest on the Judgment sum from the date of judgment until the Judgment sum is fully liquidated.
Joined in the suit included the Commander General of the NSCDC CG Abubakar Abdullahi Audi, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence headquarters, the State Command of the Corps ,Namadi Nura,and Henry Bawa, às respondents in the suit.
Delivery Judgment on the suit filed against the Civil Defence on Monday, Justice Mohammed Mohammed,further held that the applicant is, except as restricted by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, entitled to right to dignity of human person protected by section 34 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic,1999 and under articles 4 and 5 of the African Charter on Human and people's Rights ( Ratification and Enforcement):Act, CAP A 9 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
Affirming further, Justice Mohammed ruled that the action of the first and second Respondents and other agents of the third to the fifth respondents in the kicking and beating of the applicant with sticks and fists inside the fifth defendant's Minna office, along David Mark road, Minna in Niger state among others violation of the applicant's right " is unlawful, unconstitutional, and amounts to a violation of section 34 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Articles 4 and 5 of the African Charter on Human and people's Rights ( Ratification and Enforcement) Act CAP 9 Laws of Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
" The sum of N 5,000,000.00 ( Five million naira), is awarded as damages t jointly and severally, against the respondents and in favor of the applicant as Compensation for the violation of his fundamental right
" The sum of N200,0000 (Two hundred thousand) as cost of litigation . While five percent monthly interest on the Judgement sum from the date of judgment until the judgment sum is fully liquidated" the judge held.
