National President of the Association of Christian Theologians, ACT, Prof Augustus Macaulay and three other members of the association have slammed a N10 million suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).

They are contesting their arrest and detention as illegal.

In the suit filed before the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, the ACT officials alleged infringement on their fundamental human right to personal liberty, religion, movement, dignity of human person and fair hearing.

The also averred that the ICPC ran foul against the law forbidding compulsory taking possession of moveable properties.

Apart from Macaulay, who is the Director of Studies at the United Bible University, UBU, in Yakoyo, Ojodu, Lagos, other plaintiffs in the suit which hearing will come up on Tuesday are: Mrs. Sandra Eno Thomson of the UBU and Christians Soul Winners Worldwide INC, owners of the UBU.

The applicants want the court to declare their arrest and detention by the ICPC from April 27 to April 26, 20016 as illegal and an infringement on their fundamental human rights.

The plaintiffs particularly noted the harrowing experience to which Macaulay, an octogenarian, was subjected.

They described their travail as unlawful, unjust and unconstitutional and extravagant violation of their fundamental rights to liberty.

They also urged the court to overrule ICPC’s directive that they should be reporting at its Ikoyi office every Friday to sign an attendance register, starting from May 3, this year, till date.

The theologians urged the court to order the ICPC to return its seized books and other properties and to dissuade the police from further harassment of its officials under the guise of investigations.

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