ECOWAS Court Fines FG N15million Over Dasuki’s Detention, Arrest

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, court Tuesday
declared unlawful and arbitrary the arrest and detention of former
National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

The three-member panel led by Justice Friday Nwoke said Nigeria’s
government was wrong in arresting Mr. Dasuki without a search warrant,
adding that the pattern of arrest negates the provisions of Section 28 of
the Nigerian Police Act.

The court said government failed to prove its reasons for arresting and
detaining Mr. Dasuki, as documents presented before it only emphasised the
allegations of fraud and illegal possession of arms.

The court ruled that Federal Government should pay a sum of N15 million as
damages to Mr. Dasuki.

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