Nigeria: Court Awards Damages Against Police Over Rights Violation

25 September 2018

A Lagos high court has ordered the police to pay N350, 000 damages to one Mr Godwin Femin over the violation of his rights.

The trial judge, Mrs E. Alakija make the order in a judgment delivered in suit no LD/7209MFHR/18 filed by the claimant (Femin) against the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police.

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