Sunday Igboho defeated Malami, DSS, in court awarded N50,000

Yoruba Freedom Fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has yet again defeated the Federal government as an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday awarded N50,000 as cost against the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) in a suit filed against him.

Newsflash Nigeria recalls that an Oyo Court on August 4 had restrained the secret police and the Federal Government of Nigeria from arresting the activist who is currently been tried in Benin Republic.

It would be recalled that the DSS had raided the residence of Igboho in Ibadan on July 1, killing two of his associates and arrested 12 of his aides.

The DSS also claimed that they recovered guns and other weapons from the house. However, Igboho debunked the claims.

He went underground after escaping the bloody raid and was later arrested in Benin Republic where he is still standing trial, after he attempted to travel to Germany through the country on July 19.

The presiding judge, Justice Ladiran Akintola in his ruling awarded ₦50,000 against the minister for filing his response to Igboho’s suit late.

The Yoruba Nation agitator who strengthened his legal team with two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Adekola Olawoye, and Oladipo Olasope had demanded ₦250,000 over the action of the minister but the court granted N50,000.

The counsel to Malami, Abdullahi Abubakar, on Wednesday prayed the court to vacate the order restraining the DSS from arresting the activist.

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The minister also prayed the court to dismiss the suit filed against the secret police and the AGF due to its lack of jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The Counsel for the DSS and State Director of DSS, T. A. Nurudeen, who happens to be the second and third respondents supported the stand of Malami.

The counsel to the AGF argued that the claim of the agitator on unlawful killing, assault can not be filed under Fundamental Right (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009.

He further stated that the claims of damages of his residence, the battery can not be resolved without calling witnesses and visiting the scene of the attack.

The minister added that the secret police had the right to block the accounts of the activist and such can only be challenged before a Federal High Court pursuant to Section 251 (r) of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended).

Justice Akintola adjourned the ruling on Malami’s application to August 30.

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