A FEDERAL High Court in Kano State has ordered the Kano State Government to pay the sum of N10million in damages to the dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, for the breach of his fundamental rights to personal liberty and freedom of movement guaranteed under the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Justice S. A. Amobeda held that the action of Governor Abba Yusuf, directing the Police to “arrest the Applicant without any lawful justification is a threatened breach of the fundamental right to Liberty of the Applicant guaranteed under Section 35(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered).”
The court had on Friday, June 7, reserved judgment in the fundamental human rights suit filed by Ado Bayero, following arguments by Counsel to the parties.
Bayero, in a motion ex parte to restrain the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF); Attorney General of Kano State; Nigeria Police Force; Inspector General of Police (IGP); Kano State Commissioner of Police; Department of State Service (DSS); Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC); Nigerian Army (NA); Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Navy (NN) from arresting him, as directed by the governor.
