On Monday, The Federal High Court, Abuja awarded the sum of N15 million against the Nigerian police over the killings of three mem...
On Monday, The Federal High Court, Abuja awarded the sum of N15
million against the Nigerian police over the killings of three members of the
Islamic Movement in Nigeria, The Struggle Newspaper reported.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in his judgment, also ordered the National
Hospital, Abuja, to immediately release the three corpses in its morgue.
The judge, however, did not grant the prayer that the Nigerian
police should tender an apology in two national newspapers.
Justice Taiwo while granting Reliefs A and C of the applicants,
said each of the applicants must be paid a sum of N5 million as compensation
for the killings.
The Struggle Newspaper reported that; the IGP is the 1st respondent
while the medical directors of National Hospital, Abuja, and Asokoro District
Hospital are both 2nd respondent in the four separate charges.
Suleiman Shehu, Mahdi Musa, Bilyaminu Abubakar Faska and Askari
Hassan were killed by agents of the 1st respondent on July 22, 2019
while on a peaceful protest to demand for the freedom of their Leader, Shaikh
Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife, at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja.
While the bodies of Suleiman Shehu, Mahdi Musa and Bilyaminu
Abubakar Faska were deposited at National Hospital, Abuja, the body of Askari
Hassan was kept in Asokoro District Hospital.
Ibrahim Abdullahi, Ahmad Musa, Yusuf Faska and Said Haruna were the
applicants of the deceased in the suit.
However, throughout the duration of the court proceedings, the
Nigerian police neither filed a counter affidavit nor send a lawyer for
representation.
NAN reported with some corrections from The Struggle Newspaper.
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