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ECOWAS Court has awarded N60 million in damages against the Nigerian government for the torture of Sunday Olaniran Ayodeji by a police officer.
Ayodeji, leg was amputated as a result of gunshot by a Police officer in Kaduna State and had his possessions including a car and the sum of N900,000 confiscated by the same police officer who inflicted the permanent injury on him.
Ayodeji’s case was handled at the court on pro-bono basis by Avocats Sans Frontieres France under the European Union (EU) and Agence française de Développement (AFD) funded SAFE Project
A statement yesterday said: “Avocats Sans Frontieres France (Lawyers without Borders France) is delighted to announce that the ECOWAS Court on the 10th of July, 2023 held the Nigerian government responsible for the torture of Mr. Sunday Olaniran Ayodeji whose leg was amputated due to a gunshot by a Police officer in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Mr. Ayodeji’s possessions including a car and the sum of N900,000 were also confiscated unlawfully by the same officer.
“The tortured victim whose case was handled on pro-bono basis by Avocats Sans Frontieres France under the European Union (EU) and Agence française de Développement (AFD) funded SAFE Project was awarded N60 million with an order for the immediate return of his confiscated possessions. The Nigerian government has also been ordered by the Court to internally investigate the human rights breach of Mr. Sunday Olaniran Ayodeji…
