{"id":61929,"date":"2022-06-30T20:13:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=61929"},"modified":"2022-06-30T20:13:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:13:14","slug":"businessman-drags-igp-to-court-over-unlawful-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/businessman-drags-igp-to-court-over-unlawful-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessman Drags IGP To Court Over Unlawful Detention."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"H_1BObGP iz_FF\" data-test-id=\"message-group-content\" data-touch-scroll-enabled=\"true\">\n<div class=\"k_w jb_7ceA d_93qVS D_F ek_BB\">\n<div class=\"U_fq7 em_N\" data-test-id=\"message-card\">\n<div class=\"U_6MGW\">\n<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6Fd5 N_6Fd5\">\n<div data-test-id=\"message-body\">\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998\">\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998\">\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656572826575\">A Lagos business man Benson Enyinnah Royal\u00a0 alleged to have been detained by the Nigeria Police since 10th of\u00a0 June,2022 without any form of trial has slammed N200million suit on the Inspector General of Police.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Joined as co-respondents are, Commissioner of Police Intelligence bureau,Deputy Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo and Investigating Police Officer Abiodun<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573584172\"><\/div>\n<div>Mr Benson Enyinnah Royal who is suing alongside his wife Mrs Benson Nneka Glory in a fundamental human right enforcement suit filed before a federal high court in Ikoyi Lagos state south west Nigeria by a Lagos lawyer,Chief Barrister Benson Ndakara,are seeking the following reliefs from the court.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573982101\">\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573982101\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574126749\">A declaration that the arrest and detention of Mr Benson Enyinnah Royal since 10th day of June, 2022 without any charge was unlawful, unconstitutional null and void.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573982101\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574217140\">An order releasing him from the custody of the Respondents.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573982101\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574244677\">An Order restraining the Respondents, their servants, privies, agents from harassing, arresting and further arrest, detention of the applicants.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573982101\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574268907\">An order of N200 Million damages against the Respondents jointly and severally for unlawful arrest and detention.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573982101\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656575606593\">And for such further order or orders as the Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574284828\">In a verifying affidavit\u00a0 and affidavit in support sworn to by the cousin of the first Applicant, Onyeama Benson and filed before the court by Chief Benson Ndakara,the deponent averred that,<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574092642\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656573982281\">Since he was arrested and up till now no reason was given for his detention for over three weeks.He\u00a0 did not commit any criminal offence.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656575030004\">The Respondents did not find any document evidencing criminal activity.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656575051924\"><\/div>\n<div>He believes that this arrest was a set up. There is no charge against him\u00a0 since 10th June 2022, the 2nd applicant\u00a0 Mrs Benson Nnneka Glory was violated as she was stripped naked on sick bed.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656575241034\">That the Applicants have no criminal record.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574588641\">That Mr Benson Enyinnah has been threatened regarding his business which he explained,as he was arrested on a pure civil transaction. He is the Director of Glonnek Energy Resources, dealing in Oil and has been paying dividend to partners in the business but due to the Global energy crisis he has not been able to pay hence this arrest.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656574791513\">He could not pay dividend hence the instigation for his arrest by his business partners Princess Oil and Gas Ltd and Empire Global Resources. All his explanations were ignored. Himself and his wife\u00a0 \u00a0had paid over N10 Million yet the Police refused to release him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4421829998yMail_cursorElementTracker_1656575252480\">The Police is being used as debt collector on behalf of Empire Global resources Limited and Princess Oil and Gas Limited.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Consequently, if the court does not intervene,he will continue to suffer in detention. 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