Alleged
kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Tuesday filed
a fresh suit at a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking N1 billion
damages against the Police over alleged unlawful sealing of his property
in Lagos.
The
suit, filed by his lawyer, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, has as the Inspector
General of Police, Nigeria Police, Inspector General of Police,
Intelligence Response Team, (IRT) , ACP Abba Kyari and DSP Phillip
Rieninwa as respondents.
The
applicant is seeking a declaration that the forceful seizure,
confiscation and sealing of his property by the respondents without any
court order is illegal, wrongful and unconstitutional.
He
wants an order compelling the respondents jointly and severally to
immediately and unconditionally release the properties as listed in the
motion papers.
In
addition, is asking the court for an order compelling the respondents to
immediately and unconditionally unseal and vacate the applicants two
residential houses located at highbrow area of Magodo in Lagos.
Other
reliefs are an order compelling the respondents to severally and jointly
tender an apology to the applicant and to pay him the sum of N1 billion
being general and exemplary damages for the alleged forceful seizure
and confiscation of the applicant’s property without court order.
A
perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from tampering or
taking any action against the applicant or any of his properties in
relation to this case.
Some
of the properties listed in the application include N50 million cash,
two residential duplex, brigade wrist-watch worth 170,000 dollars, a
phone worth 30,000 dollars and five pieces of Saphono Rucci Diamond
rings worth 100,000 dollars.
Others
are three Italian travel bags worth 55,000 dollars, 10 Spanish shoes
each worth N2.5 million, 20 KVA inverter set worth N10 million, two sets
of dinning table worth N8 million.
The applicant also wants N4 million as cost of action against the respondents.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Evans was arraigned by the
police before a Lagos High Court in October 2017 on a 40-count charge
bordering on kidnapping, robbery among other offences.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit which was filed on Tuesday about 11.35 a.m.
NAN
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