Anthony Okolie, the young businessman arrested
and detained by the Department of State Services for 10 weeks without a court
order, has sued the agency, President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan, and
MTN Nigeria over the violation of his fundamental human rights.
Okolie's
story caused a spark on social media last week when it emerged that he was
arrested for purchasing and using a SIM previously owned by Hanan.
MTN recycle
the telephone number and sold it to Okolie after it became dormant for a while.
The lawsuit
filed at the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State, with suit number:
FHC/ASB/CS/3/2020 is seeking among other things an order of court to compel the
respondents to pay the sum of N500m damages for the unlawful detention of the
applicant and make public apology for violating the applicant's fundamental
human rights.
Rights
lawyer and National President of Revolutionary Lawyer's Forum, Mr Tope
Akinyode, who instituted the case on behalf of the applicant, stated that the
lawsuit was filed to serve as exemplary caution against flagrant abuse of power
by law enforcement agencies and to sound a note of warning on public officers
to ensure their relations do not abuse power arbitrarily.
He said,
"We find it worrisome that all through the unlawful detention of our
client, Hanan Buhari who ordered his arrest arrogantly declined to show up at
the SSS facility to substantiate her allegations against him.
"Instead,
she claimed she was facing her studies in the United Kingdom at the expense of
a citizens' liberty.
"In
addition, as soon as our client's case became public knowledge, he has been
receiving threats by SMS and phone calls from unknown persons.
"The
notoriety of the SSS is becoming too unbearable and the idea that a Nigerian
can arbitrarily arrest another Nigerian just because she's the President's
child is among the lawlessness that we're challenging through this
lawsuit."
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