The N300
million fundamental Human rights enforcement suit filed against the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the Lagos state commissioner for
police
Fatai Owoseni, by suspected notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme
Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, has been adjourned to July 27th. Also joined in the
case are the Nigeria Police Force and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos
State Police Command.
The
presiding judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor, declined entertaining the case today on
the grounds that counsel to the notorious kidnapper, Olukoya Ogungbeje, was yet
to pay the punitive cost of N20,000 awarded against him at the last court hearing.
Ogungbeje
was fined for professional misconduct as he failed to show up for hearing of
the suit last week and instead sent a litigation officer from his law firm,
Stephen Abunike, who told the court that his principal was indisposed and had
written a letter seeking an adjournment.
At the
resumed hearing of the case today, counsel for the Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Effiong Asuquo, informed the court that Ogungbeje had given him a
post-dated cheque for N20,000 but he rejected it, saying that was not the order
of court.
Justice
Obiozor agreed with the counsel to the police commissioner and directed
Ogungbeje to comply with the court order on the cost awarded against him. He
subsequently, adjourned the case till July 27th.
Evans who
was arrested on June 10th, is challenging his continued detention by the
police. He is asking that he be charged to court or be released immediately.
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