TERROR SUSPECT OGWUCHE SEEKS 100 MILLION NAIRA COMPENSATION FOR UNLAWFUL DETENTION The alleged mastermind of the twin bomb explosions in Nyanya, a satellite town of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, has demanded for 100 million Naira from the Department of State Services (DSS) as damages for unlawful detention. Ogwuche also demanded a public apology in two national dailies. In a lawsuit filed for enforcement of his fundamental human rights, Ogwuche through his lawyer, Mr Ahmed Raji, told the court that his continued detention by the State Security Service was illegal and unconstitutional and asked the court to order his release or his trial. At the proceedings, Ogwuche’s lawyer urged the court to discountenance section 27 of the Terrorism Act which the DSS was relying on to detain his client. He argued that the said section was inferior to the constitution which stipulated a time frame within which an accused person should be arraigned. According to him, the continued detention of the accused without prosecution is illegal and unconstitutional .
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:10:35 +0000
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