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Embattled right activist, Omoyele Sowore has sued the
Department of State Services (DSS) over his arrest and continued detention
since August 3, 2019.
Sowore is asking the court to order the DSS to pay him N500m
as general and aggravated damages for his ''detention and illegal violation of
fundamental rights,'' according to SaharaReporters.
The activist made the demand in a suit marked FHC/ABJ
/C51409/2019 dated November 20, 2019 in Abuja on Friday, November 22nd.
It reads, “A declaration that the detention of the applicant
from November 7, 2019 till date in violation of the order for his release made
on November 6, 2019 is illegal as it violates his fundamental right to liberty
guaranteed by Section 35 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1999 (as amended) and Article 6 of African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
(Ratification and Enforcement Act (CAP A10) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
2004.
“An order of this court compelling the respondents to pay to
the applicant the sum of N500,000, 000, 00 ( Five hundred million naira) as
general and aggravated damages for the illegal violation of the applicant’s
fundamental right to life, dignity of his person, fair hearing, health, freedom
of movement and freedom of association.
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the
respondents from further violating the applicant’s fundamental rights in any
manner whatsoever and however without lawful justification.”
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami (SAN), is joined in the suit.
Sowore was arrested in Lagos on August 3, 2019 for “for
threatening public safety, peaceful co-existence and social harmony in the
country.”
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