There have been several cases where individuals are wrongfully accused and sometimes sent to jail for crimes they know nothing about. Others sometimes get freed but others spend years in jail and as of the writing of this article, there are still individuals serving a jail term for crimes they know nothing about.
In this article, we going to talk about a Nigerian lady identified as Glory Okolie who was accused of a crime she knows nothing about as compensation, the Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded N60 million in punitive and general damages to Glory Okolie against the Nigerian Police.
The fundamental rights enforcement case filed by Okolie and supported by more than 51 civil society groups was fixed for judgment on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
Okolie in the case filed at the FCT High Court was asking the court to mandate the respondents being the Attorney General of the Federation and the Nigeria Police Force to pay her the sum of N100,000,000,000.00 (One hundred billion nairas) as general and punitive damages separately for infringing on her rights.
The court presided over by Justice Y. Haliyu on Thursday, June 23, granted every relief sought in Okolie’s case.
Okolie was illegally detained and held in a cell by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force for more than 150 days on allegations of spying for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Haliyu in granting the originating motion and reliefs filed by Okolie awarded a total sum of N60,000,000 (sixty million nairas) in punitive and general damages caused to her by the police.
Netizens have added reactions to the incident and backlashed the Nigerian police for their constant cruelty towards the people they are supposed to be protecting.
Nigeria is gradually becoming a war zone as in the past two years, they have recorded about 1,000 deaths ranging from terrorist attacks and police attacks. Over two years ago, the people clashed with some police and citizens lost their lives. Talking about the Endasrs protest which claimed si many lives.