The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday asked a Lagos High Court in Ikeja to stay execution of its earlier order that the anti-drug law agency should pay N25m to Nollywood actor, Mr. Babatunde Omidina, aka Baba Suwe, for violating his rights to personal liberty.
Justice Yetunde Idowu fixed March 2 for ruling on the application.
Idowu, in her judgment condemned the agency’s disregard for the actor’s constitutionally guaranteed rights, and also ordered the agency to tender public apology published on “conspicuous pages of two national daily newspapers within 21 days.”
The judge said, “If you can treat Nigerian citizen this way, what are you portraying to the outside world.”
Baba Suwe was arrested on October 12, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos by operatives of the NDLEA on the suspicion of ingestion of substances likely to be banned drugs.
The NDLEA, on October 21, obtained the Federal High Court order to further keep him in its custody for additional 15 days.
He was released on the order of Justice Idowu on November 4, after 24 days in detention
Source: Headline Nigeria
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