- Alleged Police Misconduct: Three residents of Uhuegu Village in Enugu State, Nigeria, accuse the police of illegal arrest, inhumane detention, and degrading treatment.
- Assault and Extortion: Charles Uche, Sunday Nwafor, and Ebuka Okolie claim they were assaulted by a group allegedly mobilized by police officials and had N20,000 extorted from them.
- False Charges: The police arrested them on charges of vandalizing a community transformer and compelling residents to join a local group.
- Harassment and Intimidation: The trio alleges that senior police officers continued to harass and intimidate them despite repeated appeals.
- Human Rights Violations: They’re seeking justice through a fundamental human rights enforcement suit, demanding compensation and a judicial declaration that their rights were breached.
- Seeking Justice: The trio is seeking N100 million in compensation and N10 million in general damages, as well as a judicial declaration that the police’s actions were unlawful.
Three residents of Uhuegu Village in Enugu State, Nigeria, are accusing the police of illegal arrest, inhumane detention, and degrading treatment. Charles Uche, Sunday Nwafor, and Ebuka Okolie claim they were assaulted by a group allegedly mobilized by police officials after refusing to pay extra levies for a road project. The police then arrested them on charges of vandalizing a community transformer and compelling residents to join a local group .
The trio alleges that senior police officers, including members of the AIG Force CID and the Deputy Commissioner of Police CID Annex in Enugu, continued to harass and intimidate them despite repeated appeals. They’re now seeking justice through a fundamental human rights enforcement suit, demanding N100 million in compensation and N10 million in general damages.
They’re also seeking a judicial declaration that the police’s actions breached their fundamental rights as provided for in the Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. However, no hearing date has been set yet.
