Court awards man N5 million for unlawful detention over online comments.......

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The Judge declared the detention of the man by the police as illegal and unconstitutional.......

Bonny Nwankwo

Premium Times April 8,2014 A South African based Nigerian who was arrested for a comment he made on an online forum has been awarded N5 million by the Federal High Court in Apo, Abuja. Bonny Okonkwo was abducted by some Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, officers at his residence on July 13, 2013 for a comment he made about billionaire businessman, Emeka Offor, on an online forum known as ocean-anaedo.

The Judge, Peter Afeen, declared the detention of Mr. Bonny by the police as illegal and unconstitutional and ordered the police to pay N5 million to the victim for the unlawful detention.

On July 13, last year, shortly after arriving Lagos from Johannesburg, Mr. Bonny was arrested at his home by SARS Officers wielding AK 47 guns.

After six days in solitary confinement in a Lagos holding cell, he was transferred to Abuja where he was further detained for eleven days.

It was during his detention that he was told that his ordeal was on the orders of Emeka Offor, a Nigerian ruling party politician and billionaire businessman.

When PREMIUM TIMES contacted the police representative in the case, F.A. Longe, to ask about the judgement that was passed and if the police would comply, he said he was not in the court and threatened to lay a curse on PREMIUM TIMES.

“Why are you calling me, I was not at the court today so why would you be calling me. In fact how did you get my number, I want to know why you would be calling me at this time of the day,” he said. “Okay so you tell me the judgement and what you want to know that makes you call me this night, in fact don’t make me lay a curse you.”

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/158320-court-awards-man-n5-million-unlawful-detention-online-comments.html

Posted: at 8-04-2014 07:42 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Correction......

Posted: at 8-04-2014 08:28 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

They thought they can intimidate us from pouring our anger on them from the only source I have(that's online) no, they can't . We must continue doing that until they change. Old fools. Idiots

Posted: at 8-04-2014 09:03 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

thankGod

Posted: at 8-04-2014 09:18 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Wow,nice 1. I hope dis will continue,I mean being exonerated 4rm our corrupt so-calld big men bcos we can't stop baring our minds on d internet.

Posted: at 8-04-2014 09:50 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

this is very nice to hear,if this continues ,u ll see within short ll see the effect or tremendous change to a better states of laws,were the laws ll be in place to both the poor and the rich,boc the three arms of govt in Nigeria ,they re the major cause in corruption in Nigeria, the legislators that re implementing the law,the judiciary that re reviewing the laws and the executives that re enforcing the laws,these 3 arms re were Nigeria problems lies on.

Posted: at 8-04-2014 10:07 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 8-04-2014 10:29 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

c as him smile wan touch im ear as him don hear 5million...ibo men n money...congrats sha

Posted: at 8-04-2014 11:42 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

So dis online tinz gets 2 dis big men ?lolz...abeg write-on pple!

Posted: at 8-04-2014 12:37 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 8-04-2014 01:19 PM (10 years ago) | Hero