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The date has been set for the court hearing of a suit filed by suspected billionaire kidnapper, Evans, against the police.
He
urged the court to award N300m damages against the police in his favour
for his alleged unlawful detention without being charged to court.
A
source at the court said on Wednesday that the case was initially
assigned to Justice Babs Kuewumi, but was later returned to the court’s
registry to enable it to be assigned to another judge who would hear it
during the court’s long vacation.
The source said, “The
case was assigned to Justice Kuewumi. But due to its nature, the judge
felt it would be better handled by a vacation judge.
“He felt it would not be ideal to adjourn it for hearing until after the long vacation in September.
“So, it was the judge who gave the parties the July 13 date to appear before the vacation judge after studying the file.”
In
the suit, Evans is seeking a court’s order directing the respondents to
immediately charge him to court if there is any case against him in
accordance with sections 35 (1) (c) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) and 36 of the
constitution.
He
is, in the alternative, seeking an order compelling the respondents to
immediately release him unconditionally in the absence of any offence
that will warrant his being charged to court.
Evans
is contending that his continued detention by the respondents since
June 10, 2017, without being charged to court or released on bail is an
infringement on his fundamental human rights.
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