Rivers
Court Slams N20m Damages Against Police
Rivers State Commissioner of Police and the disbanded Eagle Crack unit to pay the sum of N20 million naira as damage for parading the owner of an orphanage home after accusing her of running a baby factory.
Recall that last year February Rivers State Police Command paraded the owner of Tender Life Initiative Foundation, Chinelo Odioakosa-Mmakwe and her staff for allegedly running an orphanage home.
But as Mrs. Odioakosa-Mmakwe was released from police custody she dragged the Police authorities to court for violating her fundamental rights and demanded the sum of two hundred million naira as damages.
Justice Muhammed Abubakar while delivering judgment on the matter granted the seven reliefs sought by the claimant.
Justice Abubakar condemned the actions of the police and advised that parading of suspects is against their fundamental rights.
The Judge however urged the defendants in the matter to respect the rights of suspects and stop parading them.
In the meantime, lawyer to the owner of the orphanage home, Henry Ekeni shortly after the judgment commended the court for standing up to protect the rights of citizens but expressed worry about how difficult to enforce a judgment of court especially when it concerns the Police.
On her part, the owner of the Tender Life Initiative Foundation, Chinelo Odioakosa-Mmakwe in an interview with newsmen said the judgment ha vindicated her innocence of the allegations leveled against her by the Police.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.