SAN FRANCISCO, April 09, (THEWILL) – Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki has sued the Department of State Security (DSS), its Director General, Lawal Daura and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami over his continued detention.
THEWILL recalls that Dasuki has been in the custody of the DSS since December 29, 2015 despite a judgement by the Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), delivered on October 4, 2016, which declared his detention unlawful and ordered his release.
In a fundamental rights enforcement suit marked filed on March 15 before the Federal High Court, Abuja, Dasuki is praying the court to order his unconditional release.
He is also praying the court to award in his favour, and against the respondents, N5billion as general damages and compensation for the alleged violation of his rights.
The ex-NSA wants the court to order the respondents to the suit to tender public apology to him in two widely published newspapers for allegedly violating his rights “as enshrined under Sections 34(1), 35(1), (4) & (5), 37 & 41(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)”.
Dasuki also wants the court to declare that the applicant is entitled to the dignity of his person, personal liberty, freedom of movement, private and family life as enshrined under Sections 34(1), 35(1), (4) & (5), 37 & 41(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
The suit has been assigned to Justice Ahmed Mohammed , but no date has been scheduled for hearing.
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