A construction engineer, Samuel Oladele, has filed a fundamental human rights suit against the Inspector-General of Police, Commissioner of Police General Investigation Section ‘D’ Department, DCP. Sheik M. Danko, (Officer in Charge) Team “C” and General Investigation Section Dy ‘department: (Force CIID) annex, Alagbon close, Ikoyi, Lagos over alleged threat to his life
Others in the suit marked ID/14897/MFHR/2023 and filed before Lagos State High Court, in Ikeja, are suspected land grabbers namely Sule Suraju (Aro of Abuleado) and Taye Hassan (Alias Taye Burger).
The claimant through his lawyer, Adetayo Bello, is seeking for a declaration that the continual invitation, harassment, intimidation, and coercions by the officers of the 1st and 2nd respondents, particularly the 3rd respondent at the instance of the 4th and 5th respondents is unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional and a clear violation of the applicant constitutional rights as protected under Sections 34(1), 35(1), (2), (3), (5} AND (6), 36 (1), 37, 40, 41 and 43 and Articles 3 (2), (4), (5) 6, and 7(b) and (d) of the African Charter and People Right (Ratification and Enforcement) Act. Cap 10 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Orders I & ll of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure} Rules 2009.
“A declaration that the crux of the dispute between the applicant and the 4th and 5th respondents is a land matter which is strictly civil in nature and does not fall within the constitutional purview of cases and matters the police can adjudicate on and determine.
“An order that the applicant is entitled to respect his dignity of a person and that they are entitled to personal liberty and freedom from the continual invitation, harassment, intimidating and coercions to transfer his title over the large expanse of land situated and lying on Samuel Oladele Ahmed layout 6th Avenue Extension on Kuje-Amuwo- family land, off Lagos/Badagry -Express Road, Amuwo Odofin Local Government to the 4th and 5th respondents is illegal and unlawful.
“An order of perpetual injunction restricting the Ist, 2nd and 3rd respondents either by themselves or through their officers, agents, privies, or however called from further inviting, harassing, intimidating and coercing the applicant to transfer his -title over the the-large expanse of land situated and lying on Samuel Oladele Ahmed layout 6th Avenue Extension on Kuje-Amuwa Family Land, off Lagos/Badagry: Express Road, Amuwo Odofin Local Government to the 4th, and 5th respondents without just cause.”
Source:Punch
