A suspected accomplice of alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known as Evans, Emeka Arinze, on Monday asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to order his immediate release from police custody.

Highlights:

• Mr Arinze, in his suit filed at the court’s registry through a rights campaigner, Ogedi Ogu is claiming N100 million and a public apology from the police jointly and severally over alleged infringement on his rights.
• Joined in the suit are the Inspector General of Police, State Police Commissioner, Lagos State Police Command and Insp. Christian, an Investigating Police Officer with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
• Mr Ogu is seeking a declaration that the arrest and detention of Mr Arinze without any order validly made in accordance with the 1999 Constitution (as Amended) is unlawful and illegal.
• In an affidavit sworn to by Mrs Nkem Nwaka (younger sister of the applicant), she said the applicant was arrested on June 27 at Festac Town, Lagos, by the third respondent (the police) and taken to the office of the second respondent (CP).
• According to her, the suspect has been in custody since June 27 and denied access to his medications, family and lawyers.
• She added that his fundamental rights as guaranteed under Sections 35 (4) and 36 (4) (5) of the 1999 Constitution have been violated.
• No date has been fixed for the hearing.

Reference: 

• Judge “refers” Evans’ human rights suit against IGP.

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