Ex-Plateau Deputy Governor’s Son Sues Mother, Demands N200m Damages
Son of the ex-Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs Pauline Tallen, Adamu Richard Tallen, has dragged her mother to an Abuja High Court over an alleged unlawful detention and an abuse of his fundamental rights.
Richard joined the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed D Abubakar and the Nigerian Police Force in the said suit.
The applicant is also asking the court to award N200million damages as compensation for the unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional and gross violation of his fundamental human rights.
He is asking for an order of court for a declaration that his arrest and incarceration from June 13, 2013 till date by the respondents, their agents, servants, privies, officers or otherwise however called is illegal, unconstitutional and oppressive as it violates the applicant rights as guaranteed by section 35 of the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
“An order directing the respondents to issue an apology in writing to the applicant within seven days of making the declaration sought in the relief above for their violent infringement of the applicant’s right as constitutionally guaranteed.”
The applicant is further asking the court to award the sum of N200million as well as compensation for the unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional and gross violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to personal liberty and freedom of movement.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.
