Rights Abuse : Court Awards N6m Against Police In Osun

An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, on Wednesday, awarded the sum of N6 million compensation against the Police for violating the fundamental human rights of two applicants.

The two applicants are; Yusuf Adepoju and Muddathir Kewudirorun .

Justice A. Oyebiyi had ordered the Police in suit number HOS/ M. 157/ 2021 , to pay compensation fee of N6 million to the applicants for gross abuse of their rights.

Oyebiyi said that the applicants had proved their case against the respondent to have the judgment in their favour.

The complaints had alleged that the Police invaded their private homes without any prior invitation at about 3:00 a.m. on Nov. 16 , 2021 , for reasons unknown to them .

Justice Oyebiyi in his judgement held that the applicants had proven their case beyond reasonable doubt and in their favour .

The judge held that infringing on fundamental rights of innocent civilians was against the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 as amended .

He explained that the applicant’s privacy and their families were threatened by the police for carrying out such raid at the late hours of the night .

The Applicant’s Counsel , Mr Abdulfatai Abdulsalam , commended the court for the good judgement which he said was excellent.

Abdulsalam decried the rate at which fundamental human rights of innocent civilians were being clamped upon for unknown reasons .

He urged the police to restrain from such acts without any proper invitation that warrants the avenue to either search or make arrest legally .

The applicants had earlier considered the manner at which their residence were invaded by the Nigerian Police on Nov. 16, 2021, without any prior invitation as a gross abuse of their fundamental human rights .