Court awards N12m damages against police for abduction of Nigerian journalist

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, presided implicit by Justice Bello Kawu, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to wage N12 cardinal (twelve cardinal naira) successful damages for the abduction and unlawful detention of Kasarahchi Aniagolu, a writer with the online newspaper, The Whistler.

In a connection issued by the paper on Friday, Ms Aniagolu was arrested, assaulted and detained for 8 hours by the Nigeria Police Force connected February 21, 2024, successful Abuja.

She was arrested astatine a determination successful Wuse Zone 4, wherever constabulary operatives allegedly carried retired a covert cognition against operators of amerciable bureau de alteration businesses.

The newsman subsequently filed a suit connected October 25, 2024, against the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force, seeking N100 cardinal (one 100 cardinal naira) successful damages.

In her connection of claim, she alleged that the constabulary abducted her and breached her privateness by seizing her telephone and deleting the pictures stored connected it.

She besides accused the constabulary of subjecting her to inhuman attraction portion successful detention, thereby infrin...