Son of the ex-Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs
Pauline Tallen, Adamu Richard Tallen, has dragged her mother to an Abuja High
Court over an alleged unlawful detaintion and an abuseof his fundamental
rights.
Richard joined the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed
D Abubakar and the Nigerian Police Force in the said suit.
The applicant is also asking the court to award
N200million damages as compensation for the unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional
and gross violation of his fundamental human rights.
He is asking for an order of court for a declaration that
his arrest and incarceration from June 13, 2013 till date by the respondents,
their agents, servants, privies, officers or otherwise however called is
illegal, unconstitutional and oppressive as it violates the applicant rights as
guaranteed by section 35 of the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria
1999 as amended.
“An order directing the respondents to issue an apology
in writing to the applicant within seven days of making the declaration sought
in the relief above for their violent infringement of the applicant’s right as
constitutionally guaranteed.”
The applicant is further asking the court to award the
sum of N200million as well as compensation for the unlawful, illegal,
unconstitutional and gross violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to
personal liberty and freedom of movement.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.
Source: Leadership
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