Naseer AL-SIRAJDEEN, Minna
A High Court sitting in Suleja, has restrained Police from indiscriminate arrest and detention of farmers in Gawu Babangida, Gurara local government area, Niger State.
The community applicants got the Court verdict on Monday 23rd September, 2024.
Justice Aishetu Bawa gave the verdict upon hearing motion Ex-parte brought pursuance to section 34, sub section (1) and section (46) of the of the 1999 Constitution, order 4, rule 3 of the fundamental rights 2009.
According to the judgment, the restraining of the plaintiffs or respondents either by themselves, agents, or privies whatsoever called from further infringement over the rights of the applicants either by arresting, detaining, harassing, degrading st the instance of the first respondent (police).
The Court however granted the requests of the complainants as prayed after due consideration in a matter of an application by the complainants for an order for the enforcement of their fundamental human rights to dignity, liberty and presumption of innocence infringed upon by the respondents.
The suit no:NSHC/SD/207M/2024 was between three applicants to include; Yahaya Dagaci Baji, Saidu Abdullahi and Haliru Abdullahi against Shuaibu Isah Bodari two other Police officers in Gawu Babangida Divisional Police Station who are SP Adamu Hussaini and DSP Ahmed Musa, the Suleja Area Commander and Niger state police commissioner, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman respectively.
With this judgment the residents of Gawu Babangida communities in Gurara local government area of Niger state, will now have a sight of relief from consistent and unlawful arrest, detention and harassment by the Nigerian Police serving in the area.
