Nigeria: Court Dismisses Odinkalu's Case Against Kaduna Govt, Fines Him N2m

23 October 2020

Kaduna — The Federal High Court in Kaduna has dismissed a case of fundamental human rights instituted by former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, against the Kaduna State government.

The court also ordered Odinkalu to pay N500,000 to each of the four respondents including the Director of Public Prosecution, Kaduna State, the Governor of Kaduna State, the Commissioner of Police in the state and the Inspector-General of Police.

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