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The premises of the Federal High Court, Taraba State was filled up with lawyers Wednesday as the Jalingo Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, opened their case against the men of the Nigerian Police.
Recall that the Assistant Secretary of the Bar, N. A. Dodo Esq was unlawfully assaulted, and detained by men of the Nigerian Police at the G..R.A Police Station in Jalingo when he came to stand for his client.
Irked by that act, the no-nonsense chairman of the NBA Jalingo, I.C Osuji Esq set up a team along with other supporting lawyers to prosecute the case at the Federal High Court.
The team which prosecuted the case comprised the best in Jalingo with the don himself, Ibrahim Effiong Esq leading the team. Other members include I.C Osuji Esq, J.D Ubandoma Esq, J.A Oguche Esq, A.Y Maidalailu Esq, J.A Odekina Esq, Nierus Johnson Esq, Martin Milkman Esq, Ganki Hassan Esq, D. Filibus Esq, Iorkumbor Boniface Esq, G.T Ieave Esq, Fonga Umaru amongst others took their time, prepared their processes and filed a case of Fundamental Human Rights at the Federal High Court, Taraba State.
The Applicant prayed amongst other reliefs for:
A Declaration that the treatment meted out to the Applicant constitute a flagrant disregard and wilful violation of the inalienable right of the Applicant to the dignity of his person jealously preserved and stoutly protected under Section 34 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended,
A Declaration that the detention of the Applicant constitute gross and abysmal aberration of his inalienable right to personal liberty as guaranteed and preserved by Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
A Mandatory Order compelling the Respondent to issue public apology to the Applicant in any two widely circulated National Dailies within 48 hours of issuance of the order and
A Mandatory Order that the Respondents pay the sum of Two Hundred Million naira (200,000,000.00) only as compensation for the inexcusable breach, warranted a counter affidavit from the lawyers that represented men of the Nigerian Force in the likes of Samuel Tizhe Esq and David Wankari Esq.
At the hearing of the case today, lead Counsel to the Applicant, E.A Ibrahim Effiong punctured the processes filed by the Respondent as being totally incompetent and defective as a careful perusal of the Exhibits annexed, particularly Exhibit B reveals that the said document is not complete. A particular portion had been removed. Can we reply to an incomplete document or can the court countenance same process, retorted Effiong?
“Aside that, the written address was undated, how competent is this process in the eyes of the law?” Submits Effiong.
The Respondent replied that it was not a deliberate act rather a mistake from the photocopy machine.
Effiong Esq, moved his application and prayed the Honourable Court to grant the reliefs sought by the Applicant. At the end, the Court adjourned the case to the 29th November, 2018.
We appreciate our colleagues who took their time out today in ensuring that all forms of impunity is not only redressed by the law but is stamped out completely from our land as they came out massively to court today. We expect to see more on the 29th November, 2018.
On the whole, kudos to E.A Effiong, I.C Osuji and the other lawyers who prosecuted the case for a job well-done.
Source: Taraba Lawyers Facebook page
