Falana Sues COAS, Others Over Additional-Judicial Killing Of Policeman

Femi Falana, the well-known Nigerian human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has filed a lawsuit towards the Chief of Military, Lieutenant Basic Faruk Yahaya.

He filed a lawsuit towards them over the extra-judicial killing of a policeman, Inspector Orukpe Monday, by armed personnel of the Nigerian Military in August 2022.

In line with Falana, the late Inspector Monday was killed on the Commerce Truthful part of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway space of Lagos State, on August 3, 2022, in the midst of his official duties.

Joined within the go well with as respondents are 10 different Nigerian Military officers, The PUNCH solely gathered.

The go well with was filed on Thursday, Could 25, on behalf of Mrs Favour Monday, for the enforcement of her late husband’s basic human rights to life, the dignity of the human individual, non-public and household life and presumption of innocence.

The PUNCH studies that Mrs Monday had 4 youngsters – Divine Monday, 15, Emmanuel Monday, 12, Reward Monday, and Covenant Monday who’s one 12 months outdated, with the late Inspector Monday.

Within the go well with, Falana is arguing that the deceased’s basic rights have been grossly violated on the power of the details and displays contained within the affidavit in help and the authorized argument canvassed within the go well with.

The go well with learn partly, “We graciously pray my Lord to so maintain and grant the reliefs as sought within the assertion accompanying this utility. On the entire, we urge your Lordship to search out that this utility has advantage and find as such make the declarations and orders sought herein.

“The applicant is a Nigerian, a resident of Otta in Ogun State and the spouse of Inspector Orukpe Monday, who was gruesomely murdered by the brokers of the primary respondent.

“The deceased, Inspector Monday was an Inspector of the police with the Commerce Truthful Police Divisional Headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command, murdered on August 3, 2022, alongside Lagos/Badagry Expressway, Lagos whereas finishing up his official duties as a police officer.

“The deceased, Inspector Monday was entitled to his proper to life, dignity of his individual, truthful listening to and presumption of innocence assured by Sections 33, 34 and 36 (1) and (5) of Nigeria (As Amended) and Articles 4, 5 and seven of the African Constitution on Human and Peoples Rights (CAP A10) LFN 2004.”

“The additional-judicial killing of the applicant’s husband, Inspector Monday  by armed brokers of the primary respondent on the Lagos/Badagry Expressway of Lagos State on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, violates the deceased’s basic proper to life assured by Part 33 (1) of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) 1999 (As Amended) and Article 4 of the African Constitution of Human and Peoples Rights.”

“The brutalisation and indiscriminate killing of the applicant’s husband, Inspector Monday by the respondents on the Lagos/Badagry Expressway of Lagos State on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, is wrongful, oppressive, unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional, null and void because it violates the deceased’s basic proper to the dignity of the human individual.”

“The additional-judicial homicide of the applicant’s husband, Inspector Monday by the respondents on the Lagos/Badagry Expressway of Lagos State on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, is wrongful, oppressive, unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional, null and void because it violates the deceased’s basic proper to truthful listening to and presumption of innocence.”

“The additional-judicial killing of the applicant’s husband, Inspector Monday by the respondents on the Lagos/Badagry Expressway of Lagos State on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, is wrongful, oppressive, unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional, null and void because it violates the elemental proper to non-public and household lifetime of the deceased, the Applicant and their youngsters.”

Deceased Inspector’s household demand N300m compensation 

The SAN additional requested the court docket to declare the torture and extra-judicial killing of the deceased, unlawful and illegal, whereas in search of an order of the court docket to mandate the respondents to pay a complete sum of N300 million in compensation.

Falana mentioned, “The applicant is in search of an order mandating the respondents to arrange a particular schooling fund of not lower than N100million by the registry of this honourable court docket in favour of the kids of late Inspector Monday Orukpe and the applicant, ample to cater for his or her instructional wants from major faculty to College in any instructional establishment they might want to attend.

“An order compelling the Respondents to collectively and severally pay to the applicant the sum of N200million as common and aggravated damages for the unlawful violation of the elemental rights to life, the dignity of the individual and presumption of innocence of Inspector Monday, their breadwinner. And another orders because the court docket might deem match to make within the circumstance of the case.”