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Court orders El-Rufai to pay N900 million as damages for illegally arresting, detaining critics

The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019.

Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other elders of the community in Southern Kaduna.

The court ruled that Mr El-Rufai is liable for illegally arresting and detaining the affected Adara elders and should pay N900 million in damages.

The Inspector General of Police and the Nigerian Police Force were also ordered to pay N10 million each as damages for their role in the arrest and detention of the Adara elders.

Counsel to the elders, Gloria Ballason, described the judgment as a big win against abuse of power.

“This judgment marks a watershed against abuse of power and accountability for abuse, whether the occupiers of the office are temporarily shielded by immunity or not,” Ms Ballason said. “Even when people in authority enjoy immunity, it does not warrant executive lawlessness.”

Tuesday’s judgment was reminiscent of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court’s ruling that ordered Mr El-Rufai’s government to pay N40 million to Audu Maikori, the president of Chocolate City Group, as compensation for his unlawful arrest and detention in 2017.

obataokenwa:
This type of politics is childish. The kaduna state govt should pay the money as he acted in the capacity of a public servant. The judge is even petty to say he acted personally, how can he act personally when he used law enforcement agencies to carry out the alleged case.

Edoreborn:
They wasted that chief of adara kingdom that year..Sad...They were coming from a peace meeting organised by el-rufai,,then govnor of kd,,he was ambushed by fulani and killed..

obataokenwa:
This type of politics is childish. The kaduna state govt should pay the money as he acted in the capacity of a public servant. The judge is even petty to say he acted personally, how can he act personally when he used law enforcement agencies to carry out the alleged case.

Ddeliverer007:
Yoruba just dey attack north badly. The north just calm down dey wait for Election Day..

DomPerignon:
Chai!


This is a civil suit filed by southern Kaduna elders who were arrested and detained on the explicit orders of El Rufai when he was governor .

How is this in any way a govt led political witch hunt?

By the way there are dozens of cases pending against El Rufai prominent of which is the case of a missing blogger and critic of the El Rufai government who dissapeared and hasn't been seen eve since.

So because your desperate Agulu fraud is now hobnobbing with the butcher of Kaduna , El Rufai is now a saint ?

You obidient people are pure evil.

Lets see how Southern Kaduna and other northern Christians will vote for your Agulu fraud.

obataokenwa:
low reasoning. Did he act as a governor or personal capacity. You dont know how the Judiciary is messed up. Some judgements don't have any backing.

Ddeliverer007:
Yoruba just dey attack north badly. The north just calm down dey wait for Election Day..

onome25:
u are very very 💯 correct .....that adara chief get strong charm then & d governor knows so he was probably invited & given something to drink to neutralise his juju
then gbam ambush
Omo to be strong one also needs wisdom oooooo
the adara chief was not wise , he only believe on his charms

DomPerignon:
Wetim concern Yoruba here ?

DomPerignon:
You will defend Obi if he tells you something is white when indeed it is black.

You lot are suffering from extreme political radicalism spunned by your deep seethed bigotry and hate.

If Obi enters alliance with Boko Haram and Fulani terrorists you will begin to sing their praises.

You are a typical sheeple with no single agency of his own volition

Typical obidient zombie .

Continue to dey worship that Agulu fraud as your fake messiah . After all no be today you guys have been doing zombie . one lunatic came out from no where and told you that you are all Jews and you all blndly believed him and began listening to his rubbish as facts.

Uwazurike really described you people very well

Typing:
Because Tinubu spoiled this Country

obataokenwa:
This type of politics is childish. The kaduna state govt should pay the money as he acted in the capacity of a public servant. The judge is even petty to say he acted personally, how can he act personally when he used law enforcement agencies to carry out the alleged case.

Sirianese:
He had immunity, Nigerian judges nowadays just pull stupid rulings out of their a55e5 since there's no one to caution them because every single public servant is too busy stealing to care

Brenbentondiaz:
The new darling of obidense. A "better" Nigeria is really possible to them (as far as it is not ruled by their torture, a Yoruba man). They'd support Hitler to rule Nigeria if they think he has the faintest chance of not letting a Yoruba man they hate win. Lolz. Now El Rufai is no more a tellolist. Very comical, confused lot.

obataokenwa:
low reasoning. Did he act as a governor or personal capacity. You dont know how the Judiciary is messed up. Some judgements don't have any backing.

Brenbentondiaz:
The new darling of obidense. A "better" Nigeria is really possible to them (as far as it is not ruled by their torture, a Yoruba man). They'd support Hitler to rule Nigeria if they think he has the faintest chance of not letting a Yoruba man they hate win. Lolz. Now El Rufai is no more a tellolist. Very comical, confused lot.