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Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Jascoman: 10:32pm On Jun 09, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, June 09, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has been dragged to court over the sealing of the Amigo Supermarket and Wonderland Amusement Park in Abuja following the busting of an underground bunker and the Hezbollan terror cell in Kano.

A suit filed against the Federal Government by Mustapha Fawaz and his three Lebanese partners, Abdalah Tahini, Talal Rouda and Khosai Nouridine, who are the joint-owners of Amigo Supermarket, Abuja is currently at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The plaintiffs are demanding a whopping N50 billion as compensation from the Federal Government over their arrest and detention following the uncovering of the arms cache and the Hezbollah terror cell in Kano as well as the sealing of their business in Abuja.

Listed as respondents in the suit are the State Security Service (SSS), its Director General, Ekpeyong Ita and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN).

The plaintiffs are also praying that the court should stop the respondents from extraditing them except by a procedure permitted by law.

They prayed the court of an order directing their release and an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents whether by themselves, agents, servants, officers, and or proxies or whomsoever, howsoever from arresting or detaining or continuing to detain them except by a procedure permitted by law.

THEWILL recalls that few days after the arrest of the suspects in Kano, the SSS sealed Amigo Supermarket and Wonderland Amusement Park in Abuja.

The applicants are however asking the court to declare that the action “was arbitrary and a wanton violation of the right of Fawaz to own property and participate in the minor sector of the economy as guaranteed respectively by Sections 44 and 16(1) of the 1999 Constitution and African Charter on Human and Peoples’ rights”.

They therefore sought for an order directing the respondents and their agents and servants to re-open the Amigo Supermarket and Wonderland Amusement Park with immediate effect.

They are also demanding a public apology by the respondents in three widely-circulating newspapers for the violation of their rights.

Their counsel, Bamidele Aturu, had , in a letter to the SSS, complained that his clients had been detained without trial by the SSS in violation of the Constitution.

He also asked that they be allowed access to lawyers, members of their families and doctors within 48 hours “in accordance with their undoubted rights under both Nigerian and international law”.

But in an affidavit in support of the suit, Ali Thini who is a younger brother to Tahini stated that the SSS had ignored the letter, as he disclosed that Fawaz was arrested in Abuja at about 4 am on May 10; Tahini arrested on May 11 while Rouda and Nouridine were arrested on or about May 28 in Kano.

He disclosed further that the respondents and their officers had sealed Amigo Supermarket and Wonderland Amusement Park in Abuja since May 31 while some staff and customers “were seen driven away by security operatives”.

According to Ali Thini , “The applicants have been held incommunicado since their arrest and have not been allowed to see their lawyers, doctors or any member of their families. The applicants have not been charged with any offence before any court of law in Nigeria. Unless this application is granted, the rights of the applicants will continue to be wantonly violated.”

He added that it is in the interest of justice that his application be granted by the court.
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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by brownlord: 10:42pm On Jun 09, 2013
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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Kingslaw(m): 10:49pm On Jun 09, 2013
I don't blame them.

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 11:57pm On Jun 09, 2013
Jascoman:
A suit filed against the Federal Government...

Where are those inefficient secretaries/clerks who specialise in misplacing files when u need them?

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 12:12am On Jun 10, 2013
Interesting. Ehmmmmm....lebanese... D fear of those pple is d beginnin of wisdom in any country.
There might be an element of truth here.so which supermarket will the tons use now in fct?
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 12:30am On Jun 10, 2013
following the uncovering of the arms cache
and the Hezbollah terror cell in Kano as well as
the sealing of their business in Abuja





The quoted text above is enough to earn them death by hanging sentences. cheesy I'm not surprised, I knew this would definitely come. It's a normal thing and every suspect have right to an artoney.

The only abnormal thing will be "if they escape jail sentences" and" if they somehow won the suit"

Or probably be freed soonest. cheesy yeye people, una never jam.

Abeg make the charge and bail lawyer wey dem carry, suck enough money from them ooo... Na so God dey take bless person.

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by baby124: 12:35am On Jun 10, 2013
They have entered one chance! This is terrorism we are talking about. If it was china, they would have been tortured to death or a speedy trial would have been done and they would be killed. Terrorists have no rights anywhere, no matter how you try to spin it. They "appear" to give you a trial. But once there is conclusive evidence, be lucky you are getting out alive. Or that "convenient accidents" didn't happen. Their lawyer is deceiving them and trying to make away with what they can before they get deported. See them making plenty demands. LOL, show is over folks. Just go in peace and be happy you have your life.
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by RichDad1(m): 4:49am On Jun 10, 2013
Only in Nigeria. Smh
Like someone said " Kill this muddaforkers, we'll talk about Human Rights later.
coolcoolcool

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by wawaboy1(m): 5:06am On Jun 10, 2013
Rich Dad: [B]Only in Nigeria. Smh
Like someone said " Kill this muddaforkers, well talk about Human Rights later.[/b] coolcoolcool
i was thinking they will deny any knowledge of the weapons or at least they will claim ignorance, But they didnt. Does it mean the guy also have permit to sale arms in nig. The Aturu guy want to chop them mugu

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by 3ace(m): 6:08am On Jun 10, 2013
N50 billion kini? These guys are clowns. Do they even have evidence that the compound is not theirs? If the FG has compelling evidence against them, their own don pafuka. Dem wan come collect N50b, N50b ko N50t ni. Even common N25m, Baba suwe nefa collect.

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by wordcat(m): 6:09am On Jun 10, 2013
Can someone remainds me d name of their lawyer
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 6:24am On Jun 10, 2013
hmmm, South Africans beating Nigerians to death in SA, Kenyans deporting Nigerians without any justifiable reasons, Ghanians frustrating Nigerians doing business in their country, Lebanesse doing "dan gari"(son of the soil) in Nigeria!

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by UyiIredia(m): 6:41am On Jun 10, 2013
The compensation demanded is outrageous. The case is against them as they'll have to explain how a large arms cache found its way to their property without their knowledge. Maybe the suit is to save face.

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by gunuvi(m): 6:47am On Jun 10, 2013
Aturu! Aturu! Aturu!!!, are u that hungry?, must you eat all foods that comes ur way? Okay na, so far you have given your soul to BH partners....May the blood of those innocent Nigerians killed so far be upon you and your family. Amen
Foolish lawyer, longer throat!!

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 6:54am On Jun 10, 2013
Chineke eh! Because we didn't put tyre on their neck and send them to sulad that's why they are trying to play on her heads using court order. Grabs matchet, I must chop off these terrorist head before they chop off my people's own

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by ojjp: 7:18am On Jun 10, 2013
They should release them 2 angry youths. Every1 takes dis country 4 granted. Imagine if a nigerian commits dis kind of crime in their country.
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 7:36am On Jun 10, 2013
and a Nigerian is their lawyer but tomorow if his family is shot, robbed or kidnapped, he would blame the govt for insecurity.

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by kcclink: 7:47am On Jun 10, 2013
I always knw dis lebanese guys for dia cunning and crook ways bt dis time I knw they hav met dia waterloo. 2 options 4 u guys life sentence or firing squared.
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 8:03am On Jun 10, 2013
gunuvi(m) Aturu! Aturu! Aturu!!!, are u that hungry?,
must you eat all foods that comes ur way?
Okay na, so far you have given your soul to BH
partners....May the blood of those innocent
Nigerians killed so far be upon you and your
family. Amen
Foolish lawyer, longer throat!!


Larryfly(m)
and a Nigerian is their lawyer but tomorow if
his family is shot, robbed or kidnapped, he
would blame the govt for insecurity.


Make una allow the man chop money na, abi una go give am money?

Besides, what did he go to school for?

Or have you guys forgotten that every suspect have a right to an attorney?

The only bad thing will be if they win the case or go scot free, of which I'm so sure they won't.
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nedu31(m): 8:45am On Jun 10, 2013
wordcat: Can someone remainds me d name of their lawyer
Sheep!
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by gramci: 9:08am On Jun 10, 2013
Security agencies should learn from America, they had opportunity of arresting osama bin laden but they decided to take him out just to prevent this human rights bullshit.
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by wirinet(m): 9:19am On Jun 10, 2013
Our judiciary is still in stone age, our investigative services is in jurassic age. If proper investigation had been done done, why have the sss not taken the case to court. The sss has been prosecuting and have tried, convicted and sentenced the suspected Hezbollah sponsor on the pages of newspaper.

The nigerian law does not allow for the detention of anybody without a court order. And they definitely cannot seal their businesses indefinitely without a court order.

I am not swayed by emotion or public sentiments, the amego hotel owner might be guilty, he might be innocent, we can find out only after a court trial. The whole arms issue could be a set up by enemies, competition or opponents. And possession of firearms does not necessarily amount to being hezbollah or terrorist without other further evidence.

Lets wait and see.

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by strangest(m): 9:22am On Jun 10, 2013
okay oooo
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 9:23am On Jun 10, 2013
wirinet: Our judiciary is still in stone age, our investigative services is in jurassic age. If proper investigation had been done done, why have the sss not taken the case to court. The sss has been prosecuting and have tried, convicted and sentenced the suspected Hezbollah sponsor on the pages of newspaper.

The nigerian law does not allow for the detention of anybody without a court order. And they definitely cannot seal their businesses indefinitely without a court order.

I am not swayed by emotion or public sentiments, the amego hotel owner might be guilty, he might be innocent, we can find out only after a court trial. The whole arms issue could be a set up by enemies, competition or opponents. And possession of firearms does not necessarily amount to being hezbollah or terrorist without other further evidence.

Lets wait and see.

Mr man calm down... Investigation is still in progress and the last time I checked, the sss and other security agencies involved asked the FG government for a go ahead to demolish the supermarket and other places involved, but they are yet to get the approval though.

In this type of sensitive issue, one needs to trade carefully, cos of the insiders involved. They maybe trying to sabotage the investigations.

And don't forget that the foreigners would not progress in such act without the help of indigenes, hence, the traitors needs to be apprehended too.

And for the record; it is AMIGO and not AMEGO. Thanks.
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by AbuMikey(m): 9:25am On Jun 10, 2013
I weep for Nigeria!!!......How can these Fu*ktards still be claiming right?....KILL THEM ALL
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by merciie(f): 9:33am On Jun 10, 2013
what rubbish!
if you no catch thief, na thief go catch you
i dont blame them sha, they have studied the Nigerian trend and our weak constitution, they know they can do whatever and get away with it, i cry for my country

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by qualified(f): 9:34am On Jun 10, 2013
wirinet: Our judiciary is still in stone age, our investigative services is in jurassic age. If proper investigation had been done done, why have the sss not taken the case to court. The sss has been prosecuting and have tried, convicted and sentenced the suspected Hezbollah sponsor on the pages of newspaper.

The nigerian law does not allow for the detention of anybody without a court order. And they definitely cannot seal their businesses indefinitely without a court order.

I am not swayed by emotion or public sentiments, the amego hotel owner might be guilty, he might be innocent, we can find out only after a court trial. The whole arms issue could be a set up by enemies, competition or opponents. And possession of firearms does not necessarily amount to being hezbollah or terrorist without other further evidence.

Lets wait and see.
Barr. Lawyer, if these guys were nigerians in other countries, will all these talks have risen?
Truth is: their offence is terrorism, not js any crime.
Yes, our law has shortfalls but no foreigner or terrorists shld capitalize on that!

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Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by BigBlackDick: 9:34am On Jun 10, 2013
These people are not terrorist... why keep them for long without trial.. Yeah they got cache of weapon,
But they have no criminal record here and abroad
Have they kill anybody? NO
Have they threatening anyone? NO
There occupation is gun as oil is to Nigeria.
Simply deport them
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by sage2(m): 9:34am On Jun 10, 2013
Omo see insult o. So on top say they wan kill us they also wan collect our 50 billion when boys never chop belle full. This is the very reason why I hate human right. The Government should release them(to Nigerians) immediately.
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 9:37am On Jun 10, 2013
They would lose undecided
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by Nobody: 9:38am On Jun 10, 2013
yellowpawpaw: Interesting. Ehmmmmm....lebanese... D fear of those pple is d beginnin of wisdom in any country.
There might be an element of truth here.so which supermarket will the tons use now in fct?
they should go to NEXT shopping mall at Kado Kuchi!
Re: Amigo Supermarket Owners Sues FG For N50bn For Unlawful Detention by shortERIKINA(m): 9:38am On Jun 10, 2013
I've always known the lebanese people to be the violent type cos I've got loads of them as customers. So, I wasn't so shocked when dat yeye lebanese got linked to those rusty harms. Bt the shocking thing here is the fact that they still have the filthy guts to SUE. Crazy sets of ppl.

Imagine one lebanese woman still ∂εγ owe ᵐᵉ and she still get mind ∂εγ threaten ᵐᵉ.

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