UNLAWFUL ARREST: Peace Corps sues DSS, IGP for N2bn

The Inspector–General of Police (IGP) and the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), have both been slammed with a N2billion lawsuit by the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) over the alleged unlawful arrest and detention of its National Commandant Dickson Akoh and 49 others last week.

The suit filed through the counsel of PCN, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN) seeks N2billion compensation for damages and embarrassment caused the organisation in what it termed “an unlawful raid of the organization’s new Headquarters last week by a combined team of Police and the DSS” operatives.

In the suit filed before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, PCN wants the court to declare that under the 1999 constitution as amended, it has not done anything wrong to warrant arrest, detention and sealing up of its offices across the country.

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According to PCN, its members are entitled to Fundamental Rights to acquire and own properties, lawful assembly, freedom of movement, personal liberty and dignity of their human persons as guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 40, 41, and 43 of the 1999 constitution.

While also demanding the unsealing of its headquarters and its offices nationwide and release of properties seized during the invasion of its property in the suit, PCN also wants the defendants to be restrained perpetually from further harassing, intimidating, arresting and or detaining the applicants in the course of doing their legitimate and lawful duties.

 

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