Chibok Girls: Police Lacks Powers To Disrupt Rallies – Court
The judgment was on a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye, challenging the disruption of the May 9 rally in Abuja.
The judge also declared unconstitutional, the assault on the ex-lawmaker turned activist by policemen on May 9.
The suit marked: CV/1521/14 and in which the Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police, FCT Command were listed, was not defended by the respondents.
Justice Talba held that since the respondents failed to file any counter process to the one filed by Melaye, it was an admission of the allegations made against them by the applicant.
He consequently ordered the IGP and FCT police commissioner to “tender a written apology to the applicant as provided for under Section 35(6) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended)”.
The judge also granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents and their agents from further “harassing, molesting, intimidating, abducting, arresting, detaining and prosecuting the applicant in respect of peaceful rallies or procession in Abuja or any part of Nigeria”
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