Charly
Boy has filed N500m lawsuit against the Nigerian Police over the alleged
harassment he faced with other protesters during his 'Resume or Resign' protest
on the 8th of August in Abuja.
Recall that the Area father slumped during the protest at the
Unity Fountain following the effects of tear gas canister and water cannons
used on the protesters by the Police, but the authorities described the
musician as being overdramatic when he slumped.
In the lawsuit filed against the FCT Police Command at the FCT
High Court in Maitama on Wednesday, Charly Boy is seeking “an order
compelling the Police to publish a public apology to him in five National
Newspapers, and the payment of the sum of N500m as general damages.
The lawsuit culled from Vanguard reads:
'In the fundamental rights enforcement suit with reference number
FCT/HC/CV/3037/2017 and dated 4th October, 2017; Charly Boy is praying the
court to determine “whether the use of teargas canisters, water cannon and wild
police dogs by the agents and officers of the Respondent to attack, harass and
disperse members of the OurMumuDonDo movement and Concerned Nigerians group
during a peaceful demonstration at the Unity Fountain in Maitama, Abuja is not
unjustifiable, illegal, unconstitutional and a breach of the Applicant’s
fundamental rights to the dignity of the human person, freedom of expression,
peaceful assembly and association and contrary to Sections 34, 39 and 40 of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Articles
5, 9, 10 and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights
(Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,
2004.”
The suit also added that Oputa is seeking the following reliefs
from the court: “An Order compelling the Police to publish a public apology to
him in five National Newspapers, and the payment of the sum of N500m as general
damages to him for the violation of his fundamental rights to dignity of the
human person, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association on
Tuesday, 8th August, 2017 at Unity Fountain in Maitama, Abuja.'
However, a date is yet to be fixed for the hearing of the suit.
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