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| Nigeria's kidnapping don files suit over illegal detention and media trial |
| 2017-06-30 |
| [AFRICANEWS] Chukwudubem Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, a notorious kidnapper in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, has dragged the country’s police chief and three government agencies to court over his continued detention without charge. In court documents filed on June 28, 2017; at the Federal High Court in Lagos, Evans said he had been held since his arrest for close to three weeks and detained without a court order. He also accused the security services of subjecting him to a media trial. Due to his detention, the suit was deposed to by one Stephen Onwuamadike, a businessman and farmer ‐ who happens to be Evans’ father. ’’The applicant has a constitutional right to be arraigned and charged before a court of competent jurisdiction for any offence or crime allegedly committed by the applicant,’’ it read in parts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Kill him. The suits go away |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-06-30 20:48 |