Registrar’s wife, son sue police N2b over torture

From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo
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The Nigeria police has been dragged to court over unlawful arrest, detention and torture of the wife and son of Ede Muslim Grammar School Registrar.

Mrs  Rofiat Oladepo and her son, Abdulahi Oladepo, had approached the Osun State High Court, in Ikirun, demanding N1billon each as damages, over their unlawful arrest, torture and detention by the police.

The Hope Metro gathered that the police had raided and arrested the duo over an alleged offence committed by the husband, Mr Oladepo, over issuance of school testimonial to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

Consequently, they filed an originating summon against the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 11, Adeleye Oyebade, Police Service Commission, ASP John Faluyi and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami for the enforcement of fundamental rights to dignity, personal liberty and fair hearing at the State High Court, Ikirun .

The applicants sought the following reliefs from the court  amongst others;

“A Declaration that the arrest of the applicants by the respondents and their agents on proxy for the crime allegedly committed by 1st Applicant’s husband is in contravention of their fundamental right to dignity of human person as guaranteed by section 34 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Article 5 of the African charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

“A Declaration that it is unlawful and unconstitutional for the respondents to arrest and detain the Applicants for the crime allegedly committed by 1st Applicant’s husband for Thirty Three (33) hours on proxy arrest and same is in contravention of their fundamental right to personal liberty as guaranteed by section 35 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Article 6 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

“A Declaration that arrest and detention of the applicants at Assistant Inspector General Of Police Office Zone XI, Osogbo, Osun State by the respondents and their agents on proxy is in contravention of their fundamental right to personal liberty as guaranteed by Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Article 6 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

“A declaration that the torture of the applicants at Assistant Inspector General Of Police Office Zone XI, Osogbo, Osun State is in contravention of their fundamental right to dignity of human person as guaranteed by section 34 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Article 5 of the African charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

“A Declaration that the Applicants  are  entitled to damages for the breach of their fundamental rights by the Respondents as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act.

“An award of N1, 000,000,000.00 (One Billion Naira Only) against the respondents in favour of the 1st and 2nd Applicants, being the damages for the unlawful arrest, detention and torture of the 1st  and 2nd Applicant.