Oyo High Court DSS To Pay ₦20 Billion To Sunday Igboho.

Justice Ladiran Akintola, the judge of an Oyo state high court has directed the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay N20 billion to Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho for unlawfully invading his Ibadan residence on July 1st.

According to reports, the Judge awarded the sum as exemplary and aggravated damages against the secret service in the fundamental human rights suit filed by Igboho.

Sunday Igboho also sought an order of the court directing the respondents to return all the items seized from his house.

He listed the items to include N2 million cash, travel documents, gold jewellery, wristwatches, two mobile phones, and other items yet unknown but which were allegedly carted away by the DSS.

Delivering judgment, the court declared the invasion of Igboho’s home as illegal. The court also described the action of the DSS as “arbitrary aggression and prejudices” against Igboho.

Igboho had sued the AGF, the DSS, and the director of the DSS in Oyo state, demanding N5.5 billion in damages over the raid on his Ibadan home.

Two persons were said to have been killed, while 12 others were arrested following the raid.

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