El-Rufai, Others to Pay N900m Damages for Illegal Detention of Southern Kaduna Elders

El-Rufai, others to pay N900m damages for illegal detention of Southern Kaduna elders

The Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and five others to pay N900 million in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of nine Southern Kaduna elders in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari delivered the judgment on Tuesday in a fundamental human rights case filed by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other Adara community leaders who were detained following the killing of their traditional ruler, Dr. …

Court rules customs’ seizure of 9 vehicles unlawful, orders return to Penal businessman - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

THE High Court has ruled in favour of a Penal businessman over the prolonged detention of nine high-end vehicles seized by the Customs and Excise Division in 2020. Justice Nadia Kangaloo ruled that the detention of Kess Kessoondan’s vehicles was unlawful. The court granted summary judgment in his favour, ordering the immediate return of the vehicles and awarding damages to be assessed. While the judge acknowledged that the original seizure may h…

El-Rufai, Police Ordered To Pay N920m Over Unlawful Arrests In Southern Kaduna

The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday ordered former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, alongside the Inspector General of Police and the Nigerian Police Force, to pay a combined N920 million in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of elders from the Adara community in 2019. The judgment, delivered by Justice […] The post El-Rufai, Police Ordered to Pay N920m Over Unlawful Arrests in Southern Kaduna appeared first o…

Kaduna Court Orders El-Rufai to Pay ₦900 Million for Unlawful Detention of Adara Elders

A Federal High Court in Kaduna has ruled against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai and five others, ordering them to pay ₦900 million in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of nine elders from the Adara community in Kajuru LGA in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari delivered the judgment in favor of Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other Adara leaders, who were detained without trial following the murder of their traditional ruler, the Agom Adara, …

Court orders el-Rufai to pay N900m damages for unlawful arrest of Adara elders in Kaduna

A federal high court in Kaduna has ordered Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of the state, to pay N900 million in damages for the arbitrary arrest and detention of nine elders from the Adara community, Kajuru LGA, in 2019.   Hauwa’u Buhari, the presiding judge, on Tuesday, delivered the judgment in a fundamental human rights suit filed by one of Adara elders.   THE CASE   On March 22, 2024, Awema Dio Maisamari, one of the elders and a former presi…

Federal Court Awards ₦900 Million Against El-Rufai for 2019 Rights Violations

A Federal High Court has awarded ₦900 million in damages against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over 2019 rights violations