Charly Boy on Wednesday filed a
N500 million law suit against the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, and
the commissioner of police for FCT.
In the
suit before the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, Charly Boy accused the police
and its officers of harassing him and members of the OurMumuDonDo campaign and
the Concerned Nigerian group during the #ResumeOrResign protests.
In an
originating motion dated October 4, Charly Boy through his lawyer, Inibehe
Effiong, asked the court to determine whether the use of water cannons, teargas
canisters and wild police dogs to harass him and members of his group during a
peaceful protest is constitutional.
He also
prayed the court to determine whether, having regard to the facts, the
applicant is entitled to public apology, compensation, damages and other
reliefs sought.
Among
reliefs sought by the musician include: an order of the court that the use of
teargas canisters, water cannon and wild police dogs by the police and its
officers on the group on August 8, at the Unity Fountain is unjustifiable,
illegal and a breach of his fundamental right.
Charly
Boy prayed the court to make a compelling order on the FCT police and its
commissioner to publish a public apology to him in five national newspapers,
pay the sum of N100 million as general damages to the applicant as well as
direct that N400 million be paid as exemplary damages by the police.
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He also
prayed the court to make an order of perpetual injunction restraining the
police and its agents from further interfering with or violating the
applicant’s fundamental rights to dignity of the human person, freedom of
expression, peaceful assembly and association.
Three
video clips recorded during the attack were also attached as exhibits in the
affidavit. A date is yet to be fixed for the hearing of the suit filed by
Charly Boy against the FCT police and its commissioner.
Charly Boy,
who led a campaign for the return or resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari,
was attacked in Wuse Market by angry protesters believed to be supporters of
the president in August.
In the same month, the musician
and his fellow campaigners were attacked by security officials who dispersed
them violently from the Unity fountain, also in Abuja.
Source: Premium Times
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