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Nigerian journalist, Jones Abiri who was detained for two years by the federal government, has won a suit against the state as a Hight Court just awarded him millions of naira in damages.

A Federal High Court sitting at the federal capital territory, Abuja, has on Thursday, ordered the federal government to pay N10 million in damages to Jones Abiri, and described the two years illegal detention as outright conviction.



While speaking at a judgement on Abiri’s fundamental rights suit at the court this morning, the judge, Nnamdi Dimgba, said the federal government had no right to detain Mr Abiri after taking his statement in 2016.

“Having taken his statement, the applicant should have been arraigned,” Dimgba ruled, adding that the federal government’s submission that Abiri was detained in national security was baseless.

Speaking further, Judge Dimgba, said that the federal government should have filled the suit against the defendant and asked the court to refuse him bail, so that the court will use its discretion in determining whether Mr Abiri should be granted bail on notice.

The court therefore declared Abiri’s detention illegal and an abuse of his fundamental rights.
Recall that Abiri was arrested in August 2016 and detained for two years till his lawyers, led by human rights activist, Femi Falana filed a fundamental suit against the Federal government.

Following outcry by various human rights agencies and the media, Abiri was arraigned on militancy at a magistrate court in Abuja.


More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/detained-journalist-jones-abiri-wins-fg-in-court-awarded-n10m-damages/

Awesome!

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D guy don rich

Just 10million for 2 years?? 100million will b fair..

10m is small, considering the damage done

Congratulations Mr Abiri

Great!
Justice!!!

Will the federal govt agree to pay?

They will appeal.

Govt lawyers are lazy

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10million is too small. what was the judge thinking? a man is tortured and keep in the dark for 24 dark months by evil men, and a meager 10million is enough to rehabilitate him?

Detain person for two years, Even Police wey b Lifeless sef no dey do that.

Justice has been served!!!

This is what's going to happen to anybody buhari and his goons detains in the name of "national security"

They'll win in court. And that's why buhari wants the constitution to be suspended for him

chii8:
Recommendable

You mean commendable?

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What about the 53 soldiers in Lagos prison whose action exposed the rot in the military and GEJ,s corrupt administration. ?

My tots...

Bubus nemesis will soonstorm here in droves.....

That money ain't worth the nigga's hell he pass thru nah at all.

The amount is small joor

Better than nothing, I would have expected you to sue them for an amount only China could lend them.

They'll soon know what 'People Power' means.

See as the evil people, turn fine man before to kpekere...

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Nigerian journalist, Jones Abiri who was detained for two years by the federal government, has won a suit against the state as a Hight Court just awarded him millions of naira in damages.

A Federal High Court sitting at the federal capital territory, Abuja, has on Thursday, ordered the federal government to pay N10 million in damages to Jones Abiri, and described the two years illegal detention as outright conviction.



While speaking at a judgement on Abiri’s fundamental rights suit at the court this morning, the judge, Nnamdi Dimgba, said the federal government had no right to detain Mr Abiri after taking his statement in 2016.

“Having taken his statement, the applicant should have been arraigned,” Dimgba ruled, adding that the federal government’s submission that Abiri was detained in national security was baseless.

Speaking further, Judge Dimgba, said that the federal government should have filled the suit against the defendant and asked the court to refuse him bail, so that the court will use its discretion in determining whether Mr Abiri should be granted bail on notice.

The court therefore declared Abiri’s detention illegal and an abuse of his fundamental rights.
Recall that Abiri was arrested in August 2016 and detained for two years till his lawyers, led by human rights activist, Femi Falana filed a fundamental suit against the Federal government.

Following outcry by various human rights agencies and the media, Abiri was arraigned on militancy at a magistrate court in Abuja.


More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/detained-journalist-jones-abiri-wins-fg-in-court-awarded-n10m-damages/

Only 10 millions? For 2 years in jail? Abiri, please don't annoy us. The data we all spent on Twitter is more than 10million.

10 million? For two years?
That's 5m in one year?
And I'm only looking at the damage done to him on FINANCIAL terms only.
It's too small abeg.

The tyrant won't pay.

Did the tyrant not a few weeks ago say that "national interest" (to be determined by him and his goons), would supersede the rule of law and individual rights?

Nigerians will not appreciate how dare the situation is until they are being shot in the streets by snipers in the name of "national security".

See Buhari. Dasuki would win multi-million doallrs against FG thanks to Buhari.

okomile:
Will the federal govt agree to pay?

They will appeal.

Govt lawyers are lazy

He will win even if it gets to the supreme court. Falana is a good lawyer.

Just 10 million?