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.
