Court Orders Police To Pay N100M Compensation To Family Of Patricia Onyeabo, Who Dies In Prison

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria today ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N100 million compensation to the family of a female lawyer Patricia Onyeabo who died in Police custody due to lack of medical care.

The judgement of the court was sequel to the N1billion suit filed by Patricia’s daughter, Miss Amaka Onyeabo, also a lawyer, against the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP). Late Mrs. Onyeabo, before her death on 16 May 16 2014, was the Legal Adviser/Secretary to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).


Joined as co- respondents in the suit were the Lagos state Commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Nigerian Railway Corporation headquarters.


Amaka in an affidavit filed by her Lawyer, Chief Anthony Idigbe, SAN asked for declarations that the unsubstantiated indictment in a letter, leading to the harassment, detention, intimidation, humiliation and restriction of movement of her late mother since April 25, 2014, until her death on May 16, 2014, by the respondents was frivolous, vindictive, wicked, smacked of gross impunity, and was unlawful, unconstitutional and a breach of the fundamental rights of the deceased.

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Posted: at 13-07-2015 05:59 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

May her soul rest in peace she is a victim of circumstances God almighty will expose the people connected with her death

Posted: at 13-07-2015 06:12 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Evil pple

Posted: at 13-07-2015 07:22 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

ORDINARY PEOPLE HAVE FACE A SIMILAR ISSUE  WITH THE POLICE KNOWN BODY HELP DEN TO PRESS SIMILAR CHARGES AGAINST THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE. GOD IS WATCHING THE POOR WHO DIE IN THE HAND OF POLICE EVERYDAY BUT ONE DAY GOD WILL RISE UP AGAINST DEN.

Posted: at 13-07-2015 08:13 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

YES THEY SHOULD DO THAT

Posted: at 14-07-2015 09:00 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

Strange world, wicked world

Posted: at 14-07-2015 04:26 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

They must pay. Wicked ppl

Posted: at 14-08-2015 09:18 AM (9 years ago) | Hero