Singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley; and one of his allies, Samson Eletu, better known as Sam Larry have filed a fundamental rights suit, challenging their \u201ccontinued detention\u201d over the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad.<\/p>\n
The duo are also demanding N20m damages each from the police and the Lagos magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, over what they described as their \u201ccontinued detention\u201d in police custody.<\/p>\n
Naira Marley and Sam Larry joined the police and the Lagos magistrate as defendants in the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos.<\/p>\n
The magistrate had ordered the remand of Naira Marley and Sam Larry in police custody for 21 days over the death of 27-year-old Mohbad who died earlier in September.<\/p>\n
However, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), the counsel for Naira Marley and Sam Larry told Channels Television, that both defendants are urging the court to declare that the continued detention \u201cat the Homicide Section of the Lagos State Police Command, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State since October 4, 2023\u201d constituted a violation of their rights.<\/p>\n
They argued that the magistrate ordered their remand for only 21 days and the period had elapsed. They are seeking \u201can order of the court releasing the applicants forthwith.\u201d<\/p>\n
Singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley; and one of his allies, Samson Eletu, better known as Sam Larry have filed a fundamental rights suit, challenging their \u201ccontinued detention\u201d…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n