In keeping with a report by SaharaReporters, a excessive court docket sitting in Abuja has ordered the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee to pay Chairman of Nigerian Bar Affiliation Part on Public Curiosity and Growth Legislation, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr Monday Ubani, N12million over his unlawful arrest and detention for 20 days in 2019.
Ubani was arrested and detained by the EFCC on March 19, 2019 together with Senator Christopher Enai for failing to supply the previous Managing Director of Nigeria Social Insurance coverage Belief Fund, Mrs Ngozi Olejeme, who they each stood for as sureties.
Ubani had maintained innocence over Olejeme's disappearance, insisting that she absconded after the EFCC raided her house.
He additionally said that his choice to face surety for Olejeme was as a result of he compelled her to return to Nigeria to face the fees in opposition to her and all effort to safe her bail was pissed off by the EFCC.
Regardless of Ubani's rationalization, the EFCC arrested and detained him for 20 days.
He subsequently filed an motion earlier than the FCT Excessive Courtroom searching for N5billion exemplary and aggravated damages for the violation of his rights.
Delivering judgment within the go well with on Wednesday, Justice Sylvanus Oriji declared Ubani's arrest and subsequent detention for 20 days as unlawful and a violation of his proper.
The choose additional ordered the EFCC to pay him N12million as damages.
The choose, nonetheless, refused to order the EFCC to supply a public apology for the unlawful detention.
