Right Against Violence, the Non Governmental Organization whose
members were brutally dispersed from the Kano city centre yesterday, has
filed a suit against President Jonathan and others demanding for N500m
compensation for the action.
Also joined in the multi million naira suit Friday are Kano state Government and Inspector General of Police.
The suit is also seeking ano experte motion restraining the Federal
Government, Kano state Government, Inspector General of Police and their
agents from obstructing them the right to lawful assembly.
Briefing Reporters shortly after the court session, National
President of Right Against Violence, Ahmad Suleiman Garun’Ali explained
that the heavy handedness metted out to his members at the Kano city
square contradicts local and international laws which Nigeria is a
signatory.
The constitutional Lawyer stated that the Group has the
constitutional right to peaceful assembly, stressing that the violent
assault on his member was ‘calous and inhuman’
Ahmad Suleiman Garun’Ali recalled that the police ran amock on his
members during a peaceful occupation of the Kano city centre that left
dozens injured.
He revealed that a member was feared dead during the violent break up
of the peaceful assembly, adding that the Group would revealed the
identity of victim in due course.
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Friday, 6 January 2012
Occupy Kano : Protesters file N500m suit against Jonathan
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