Miner drags IGP, EFCC to court over rights violation

A Jos-based Miner has sued the In­spector General of Police (IGP), EFCC and a Chinese man, before a Jos Federal High Court for al­leged unlawful arrest, de­tention and violation of his fundamental human rights.

 

The miner, Alh Abdul­lahi Adamu, popularly known as (Dan China) is demanding N1 billion as damages through his Counsel, Gyang Zi.

 

He prayed for an order for his immediate release by the Police and EFCC, whom he accused of ar­resting and detaining him for 10 days now for no just cause other than serving the interest of the Chinese national.

 

Adamu alleged that the Police and EFCC had been threatening him to either withdraw the case he insti­tuted against the Chinese national at the Jos Federal High Court in 2013 or rot in detention.

 

In an originating motion, made available to journal­ists in Jos, Wednesday, Ad­amu was asking the court to issue an order declaring his arrest and detention for 10 days instead of a maxi­mum of two days without taking him to court by the respondents as illegal, un­lawful and a violation of his fundamental human rights.

 

He also prayed for an order to restrain the re­spondents or their agents or representatives from threatening, intimidating, arresting, detaining and or interfering with his private family life and subjecting him to psychological trau­ma.

 

It reads: “An order di­recting the respondents to pay the sum of N1 billion only as damages against the respondents for subjecting the applicant to psycho­logical trauma”.

 

Adamu expressed sur­prise over the turn of events where he being the victim of a cheat and complainant, is now being looked at as the culprit with his alleged unlawful arrest and deten­tion at the force headquar­ters in Abuja.