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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Evans Sues Police, Demands N1bn Damages Over Sealed Property

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.
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.

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