Maikori slams El-Rufai with N10bn lawsuit for unlawful arrest, detention

Chocolate City boss Audu Maikori has replied Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai by slamming him with a N10 billion lawsuit for his unlawful arrest and detention.

Maikori is seeking redress in court for gross violation of his human rights in a suit (FHC/ABJ/CS/385/17) filed by his lawyers, Ballason’s Chambers at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Maikori, an indigene of Southern Kaduna is seeking damages against El-Rufai to the tune of N10 billion in a suit which came up for hearing before the trial judge, Hon. Justice John Tsoho on Tuesday, 16th May, 2017, with the entertainment impresario praying the court to enforce his fundamental rights against undue harassment and intimidation by the governor of Kaduna State.

Recall that Maikori was re-arrested by security operatives over his Southern Kaduna comments 22-days after he was initially arrested and whisked away by policemen who later transferred him to Abuja at the time for more questioning over what was regarded as inciting remarks.

Read also: Court grants Audu Maikori bail on health grounds

Recall that weeks after making the claim on Twitter, Maikori apologised and retracted the comments, informing that after carrying out a detailed investigation that involved the police, he found out that his driver who broke the news to him and was in Kaduna at the time of the incident and claimed his brother was also killed, lied to him just to extort money.

Before Maikori’s arrest, detention and trial, El-Rufai had promised that Maikori will be prosecuted over his misleading tweets on Southern Kaduna attack for posting on his Twitter time-line that five students of the College of Education, GidanWaya in Kaduna state, were ambushed and killed by herdsmen while on their way back to school on January 22nd.

During his travails, Maikori was locked up in a cell were he collapsed and was diagnosed with respiratory infection by doctors but later turned the corner before standing trial in Kaduna.

Maikori was later granted bail by the Kaduna magistrate court following an application by his defence counsels on grounds of ill health while moves were perfected to meet his bail conditions at the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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