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Unlawful Detention: Woman Drags DSS To Court, Demands N300m Compensation

Published

5 years ago

January 16, 2020

By Joe Ebi

A single mother, Ms Odegua Okojie, has dragged the Department of State Services (DSS) to court for illegal detention, claiming that she was detained for nine days first at the security outfit facility in Benin and later in Abuja.

Okojie who demanded N300m as compensation from the security outfit, added that during the nine days, she was denied access to her lawyer and family members and her telephone was also seized.

She, through her counsel, also prayed the court to award her N50 million as exemplary damages for the unlawful and unwarranted infraction on her rights.

In a suit No. FHC/B/cs/120/2019, filed by her counsel, Mr T. A. Akakhomen before Justice M. G. Umar of Federal High Court Benin on Thursday, Jan. 16, are the Director General, DSS, Director, Edo State command of the DSS and Charles Makhoul, a Lebanese business man as the first, second and third respondents respectively.

The single mother disclosed that at the DSS facility in Abuja, under video recording, she was forced to accept the sum of N6 million as compensation for the atrocities melted on her by the Lebanese businessman whom she had lived with as a minor to her adult age.

She said the illegal detention from July 9 to 16, 2019, was not only an infringement on her fundamental human rights, but also unlawful and unconstitutional.

Counsel to the 3rd respondents, however, filed two applications
for extension of time to enable him file a counter affidavit to the one filed by the applicant.

The applications were granted by Umar after counsel to the applicant, Mr T. A. Akakhomen, but counsel to the 1st and 2nd respondents, Mrs O. A. Odigwe did not object to the applications.

Similarly, Akahomen and Odigwe also had their respective applications on the matter granted them by the judge.

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Dark Sunday In Niger As Tanker Explosion Claims 30 Lives, Kills 50 Cows

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2 hours ago

September 8, 2024

Editor

A tanker explosion in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State has resulted in the deaths of over 30 people and the burning of 50 cattle.

The explosion took place around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday along the Lapai-Agaie road, approximately 2 kilometers from the Dendo community in Agaie.

It was learnt that the incident occurred when a petrol tanker loaded with PMS collided with a trailer truck loaded with travellers and cattle from Wudil in Kano state heading to Lagos.

Two other vehicles, a crane truck and a pickup van traveling on the road were also caught when the PMS loaded tanker exploded.

The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba Arah, confirmed the incident, adding that the NSEMA Rapid Response Team responded to the call after the explosion, adding that 30 bodies had been recovered from the truck and confirmed dead.

Arah said that his team were still at the scene of the incident and was still conducting search and response operations as there were more bodies trapped inside the trucks.

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One Dead As Oil Tanker Ram Into 10 Vehicles In Lagos

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7 hours ago

September 8, 2024

Tari Ayesinghan

One person has been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Maryland, Lagos State.

According to eyewitness reports, the fatal accident involved a fuel tanker that ran over 10 vehicles, leaving one person dead opposite Kresta Laurel Plaza, Maryland.

We gathered that the driver of the tanker was drunk and at high speed.

“He was unaware of the fact that he had rammed into the vehicles. The person who died was avoiding being hit by the tanker. He jumped out of his vehicle. Unfortunately, the tanker ran over him, smashing his head to the ground,” an eyewitness told Channels Television.

As of the time of filing this report, the Police had arrived at the scene.

Details soon…

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Gunmen Abduct Babcock Teaching Hospital Staff In Ogun

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2 days ago

September 6, 2024

Tari Ayesinghan

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a senior nursing officer at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ikenne Local government area in Ogun State, by suspected kidnappers.

The 66-years old woman identified as Elizabeth Uruakpa, who is an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer with Babcock University Teaching Hospital, was abducted by gunmen in the Ilisan Remo area of Ogun State on Thursday.

Uruakpa, was said to be coming back from church service when the gunmen blocked her Honda CRV with their unregistered Red Toyota Camry and zoomed off with her.

A resident in the area who spoke on Friday, said: “The woman was coming back from the church in the evening around 7:00 pm when the gunmen abducted her. I know her very well, she’s a senior nursing staff with Babcock University Teaching Hospital and she is a member of Winners’ Chapel.

The police public relations officer Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident to Channels TV.

“A distress call was received from Ilishan near the new market at about 1710hrs that one Elizabeth Uruakpa was abducted by young armed men who blocked her Honda CRV with their unregistered Red Toyota Camry, and zoomed off with her,” she said.

She said efforts are being intensified by the anti-kidnapping unit of the command to ensure she is released unhurt.

“We have mobilised into the bush and the Officer in Charge of Anti Kidnapping has been contacted for possible clue and movement”