Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday awarded N40m to the President of Chocolate City Group, Audu Maikori, as compensation for his unlawful arrest and detention between February 17 and 18, 2017 and again March 10 and 13, 2017.

Delivering judgement in the fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by Maikori on May 5, 2017, Justice John Tsoho ordered the four respondents including, Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and the police to pay the damages to the applicant.

The judge also directed the respondents to pay the sum of N1,430 to the applicant as the cost of instituting the suit.

But the judge noted that his judgement was not meant to interfere with the ongoing trial of Makori in Kaduna.

He also ruled that the police could justifiably arrest suspects for allegedly violating the law and order on the cyberspace.

The respondents to the suit are the Inspector-General of Police, the Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State, the Governor of Kaduna State and the Attorney-General of Kaduna State.

Maikori was arrested on allegations of posting “inciting” tweets alleging the killing of some Southern Kaduna students by Fulani herdsmen.

The details of the tweets later turned out to be false, but Maikori claimed he obtained the information from his driver.

He later expressed regret over the posts and retracted them.

The police subsequently obtained an order of arrest from a Magistrates’ court in Kaduna, arrested him in Lagos on February 17, flew him to Abuja where they detained him and released him on bail on February 18.

Justice Tsoho granted 14 out of the 25 prayers sought by the applicant.

The judge held that Maikori’s arrest in Lagos was unlawful. The police failed to register the arrest warrant obtained from a magistrates’ court in Kaduna in any court in Lagos where it effected the arrest.

He ruled, “The arrest was improper, irregular and wrongful.

“By necessary implication, the arrest was unlawful despite being released after 24 hours.”

The court also agreed with the submissions of Maikori’s lawyer, Miss Gloria Ballason, that the applicant was arrested and detained between March 10 and 13 even when the police was aware of his health challenge, thereby violating his right to life and dignity.

http://punchng.com/breaking-court-orders-el-rufai-police-to-pay-choc-city-boss-maikori-n40m/

Good one for the pigmy and his uniformed touts.

More balls to the Court to combat their numerous impunities

Will he pay? Some people are above the law in this country.
He will go to appeal court and appeal the case and trust me come 2022 the case will still be in court.

Good. We are gradually getting there.

We all know the devil midget wont pay but this is still a victory over executive impunity in Nigeria ..

please El-Rufai come and arrest me. I'm a murderer

Am so sure with the kind of impunity going on in this government, El Rufai and Police will disobey this court order.

This is a good news!!

The court is again becoming the last hope of the common man.
But wait, is Maikori a common man?

Juss observing

Happiest news I have read today!

Aunty Kemi will be energised by this news

Elrufai the dwarf-sized vulgarian; mans so short, he'll need a ladder to reach manhood.

Good one. Justice may be delayed but cannot be denied.

Which court go come order Nas to pay M I??

In 1966...there were anti-Igbo pogroms which happened on the basis of fake news peddled on radio

Now years later....we have to pay someone 40 million naira for a lie that would have made a bad situation worse.

Maikori should be in jail.

I am sorry, but if millions died because of Maikori's false info......would we be blaming govt

I am not here to defend Fulani atrocities, I am here to say that people like Maikori should not make inciting statements.....and be allowed to get away with it.

Enough of 5% style bigotry....whoever says it. And that goes for El RUFAI tooo.

lonelydora:
Good one. Justice may be delayed but cannot be denied.

Lol...this is Nigeria bro
Few get justice
That man most likely won't receive a dime, not because the money is too big but because they pass am and some people are above the law in naija
That's just the bitter truth

But sha I hope they comply and settle him

While posting dangerous rumor as news is condemnable, the police
should stop all illegal arrests.
If the Nigerian populace were to be properly educated, almost all
police budget will be used in settling wrongful arrest damages.

.

The lawlessness of this midget is being contained.Serves him right.

this disobedient government

Do all this awarded compensations ever get paid ?

SDDD

Gvery good...waiting for Nas to pay m.I 17.5million

The dwarf won't pay...quote me

good


Short man devil

no be if dem go pay. yeye people

A great one for human rights