Mr Chido Onumah, a journalist and rights activist, on Wednesday, demanded N150 million compensation from the Department of State Security Services over alleged illegal detention.
Onumah is the applicant, Mr Yusuf Bichi, who is the DG of DSS, is the 1st respondent and the DSS as an agency is the 2nd respondent in the case. In the suit, Onumah, who is the Coordinator, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, said his arrest and detention on Sept. 29 at about 5pm to 10:30pm by the security agency without lawful cause and without court order constituted a violation of his fundamental human rights to dignity of his person, personal liberty, freedom of movement and freedom of expression.
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