The Court adjudicating in a public sitting after hearing the parties in last resort,
after deliberating in accordance with law,
AS TO THE MERITS; DECLARES;
1. That the arrest , detention and continued detention of the Applicant by the
Agents of the Defendant since November, 5" 2015 without charge
or judicial
order after having been granted bail by three different Domestic Courts of the
Defendant and released is unlawful, arbitrary and Constitutes a violation of
Article 9 and 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Articles 3,5,9 and 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and more
particularly,
Articles
5,6
and
12
of the
African
Charter
on
Human
and
Peoples’ Right.
ii. That the invasion of the Applicant’s home, privacy and correspondence at
Nol3 John kadiya Street, Asokoro Abuja, Nigeria and Sultan Abubakar Road
Sokoto Nigeria sometimes
on
16" July and 17" July, 2015 and the forceful
removal and seizure of property listed in Annexure A to this Application without
lawful authority violates the Applicant’s right to own property contrary to
Articles 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and Articles
17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
111, ORDERS:
the Defendant and or its Agents to forthwith release the Applicant
and all his UNLAWFULLY
seizure properties during the invasion of his house
or home on the 16" and 17" July, 2015 and listed in Annexure A to this
Application.
iv. ORDERS:
the Defendant to pay the sum of 15, 000,000.00(fifteen million
Naira) as damages to the Applicant for violation of his rights guaranteed under
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