The Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Monday ordered
the Nigerian Army to pay the sum of N5m as damage to one Salmanu
Bature-Muhammad over “flagrant violations of his fundamental human
rights”.
Justice Daniel Longji of Court 5 gave the order while delivering
a judgement pursuant to an application no. PLA/J289/2019,
instituted by Mr. Bature-Muhammad, through his Counsel, Akib
Idris.
The plaintiff had sued the Army officer over his unlawful arrest
and subsequent detention by a Military officer serving under
Operation Save Haven, OPSH, at Kura Falls in Barkin Ladi local
government area of the state.
Mr. Bature-Muhammad’s counsel, had told the court that the 4th
respondent had unlawfully and illegally arrested the applicant
twice and further detained him for several days in an unhygienic
place, for an alleged offence of cattle rustling by the applicant’s
elder son, Kabiru Bature.
Consequently, Justice Longji, in his judgement, declared that,
“the respondents have no right to detained and investigate the
applicant, in Nigerian laws it is not allowed”.
Justice Longji further declared and ordered that the military
should not re-arrest, detain or harass the applicant.
“For the respondent to arrest and detain the applicant over an
alleged offence committed by someone, it is not only illegal but it
is barbaric,” he ordered.
Mr Longji, therefore, ordered the military to pay the sum of
N5million as damage to Mr. Bature-Muhammad
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Propelled by the need to provide qualitative police services to
the good people of Akwa Ibom State and in order to address
challenges raised during the various town hall meetings held with
the good people of Akwa Ibom State and in a bid to realize his
community policing and community safety partnership vision, the
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and confidence of the people and act professionally always.
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professional misconducts such as soliciting money for bail,
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any other conduct contrary to the disciplinary and operational
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