Court Fixes Feb 24 For Whistleblower’s N100m Suit Against ICPC

THE Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday fixed February 24, 2021 for the hearing of a N100m suit filed by a whistleblower, George Davidson, against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission.

The plaintiff had filed the fundamental human rights enforcement suit following his alleged illegal detention by the ICPC from October 13 to 31, 2020.

He said he was detained following a whistleblower’s information he claimed to have given the commission about a Grade Level 9 federal civil servant, Regina Dominic.

The commission had detained him on the basis that the information he gave was false.

Part of the respondents sued in the suit are, ICPC, ICPC’s Director of Operations, Akeem Lawal, as well as some ICPC operatives – Offili Innocent, Maman Kuru, Kontagora Khadijat.

The other respondents are Regina Dominic and Attorney General of the Federation.

The plaintiff, through his lawyer, A.O Osawaru, argued in his suit that no court had found him guilty of any offence to warrant such detention.

The plaintiff also sought an order directing the 7th respondent (AGF) “to take over and assign the applicant’s petition against the 6th respondent (Dominic) to another anti-corruption agency for a discreet investigation”.

He sought the sum N100m as damages/compensation for the illegal, unwarranted, unlawful and unconstitutional arrest and detention.

The judge then adjourned till February 24 for hearing.

Comments

$114.28m COVID-19 loan: SERAP asks World Bank to make Nigeria ‘publicly commit to transparency’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the World Bank President Mr David Malpass, urging him to use his “good offices to encourage the Federal Government and 36 state governments to publicly commit to transparency and accountability in the spending of the $114.28m credit and grant for COVID-19, which the Bank’s Board of Directors recently approved for Nigeria, including by publishing details on a dedicated websit". SERAP also urged Mr Malpass to “put pressure on authorities and the 36 state governors to accept voluntary scrutiny by Nigerians and civil society regarding the spending of the funds and use of the resources, including on how they will spend the money to buy medical equipment, and improve access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene" The World Bank Board of Directors last Friday approved a $114.28 financing “to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 with a specific focus on state level...

I First Strangled Usifo Before Stabbing Him— Chidinma, Killer Of Super TV CEO

The 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, who was arrested last Wednesday, over the murder of Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in a service apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos State, says she was able to kill him because he was weak. Ojukwu also lamented that she has been seeing her victim's face in her dream since she took his life. She made the revelations about the murder of the 50-year-old. Th 21-year-old lady said she wished she would wake up to realise the whole saga was only a dream. " I have never had peace since the day I was arrested. Never in my wildest imagination did I envisage I would kill a human being. I see his face in my dream every night. At times I would be scared to sleep. I have been begging God for forgiveness. This is not what I wanted for myself. I don’t know what fate holds for me. I am also begging his family to forgive me, especially his children. Ah! God, what have I done?” she exclaimed, buryin...

Young Men Seen Cutting Themselves With Cutlass Without A Single Trace Of Blood

Pictures and videos of a men cutting themselves with a cutlass and with no blood seen have hit social media. In a display of true voodoo, these men like in the old Nigerian movie ”Isakaba” were cutting themselves without bleeding. Pictures show one man on top of another and shockingly trying to gush him but to no avail. These men who supposedly were endowed with some kind of supernatural power laid down still while this man shoved his cutlass unsuccessfully through their bellies . SEE PICTURES & VIDEO BELOW: https://gistlobby.com.ng/2021/01/12/videoyoung-men-seen-cutting-themselves-with-cutlass-without-a-single-trace-of-blood/

ExtMedia

Search This Blog