Daily Times sues senator, IGP, others over detention of 5 workers

The Management of The Daily Times Nigeria has sued Senator Ikechukwu Obiora, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim and Deputy Inspector General of Police, H.M Dagala over the detention of five members of its staff.

In a suit marked No.FHC/ ABJ/CS/70/18 filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja and assigned to Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, the detained workers: Tinuola Ashiru, (Assistant Manager, Human Resources); Ayodele Ibitoye (Accountant); Afolabi Adeboye (Graphics Designer); Marvelous Eyoh Effiong (Graphics Designer) and James Akingbade Olagoke (Advert Officer) are demanding for N200million as general damages for what they termed “unlawful incarceration.”

The detained workers are also seeking for the said N200million damages as compensation for their illegal detention and incarceration in violation of their rights as enshrined by the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

The five workers were arrested on Friday, January 15, 2018 by six policemen and detained at the SARS office in Ikeja, Lagos without any court order.

The workers spent the night at the SARS office in Ikeja and were later brought to Abuja on Saturday, January 16, 2018. They have since been detained at Area 10 Police Division in Abuja.

The fundamental enforcement suit was filed on their behalf by their lawyers Rosemary Onu and Uche Amulu was brought pursuant to Order 11 , Rule 1, 2 and 3 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rule, 2009.

The matter is expected to come up today before Justice Dimgba.