Court declares former PDP Chair’s Arrest Unlawful, Awards N10m Damages Against EFCC

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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice James Tsoh has declared as unlawful, the arrest and detention of the Deputy National

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus.

‎The court also awarded N10 million damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Secondus had approached the court through his lawyer Emeka Etiaba SAN to enforce his fundamental human rights, which he claimed were violated by EFCC.

In the motion before the court, he asked Justice Tsho to declare his arrest and detention  illegal‎.

He also asked the court to award damages against the commission.

In his ruling, the judge said, “The first prayer of the applicant is hereby granted and the sum ‎of N10million damages is hereby awarded against the respondent (EFCC)”.

A month ago, EFCC  arrested Secondus f‎or illegally receiving buses on behalf of his party.

The anti-graft agency then asked him to return the buses.

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