Anthony Iwuoma
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, was on Tuesday ordered by the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja to release Mazi Solomon Onyegbule, a supporter of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
According to a statement by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a lawyer to Kanu and IPOB,
Justice Z.B. Abubakar, also awarded N50 million as “compensatory and exemplary damages” on Kanu’s supporter.
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The police were also ordered to tender and publish an apology to Solomon Onyegbule on a national newspapers.
“While delivering judgment in suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/137/2022, we had filed on behalf of Solomon Onyegbule, the court directed the Inspector-General of Police, IGP to unconditionally release Mazi Onyegbule from their custody forthwith,” the statement read.
“The court further awarded the sum of N50 million only in favour of Solomon Onyegbule as compensatory and exemplary damages.
“The court also ordered the Inspector General of Police tenders a public apology to Mazi Solomon in one national newspaper.”
