The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Nigeria Police Force challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Asaba, which found the police liable for violating the fundamental rights of 14 residents of Delta State.
The appeals, marked SC/CV/833/2024 and SC/CV/834/2024, were instituted by the Commissioner of Police, Delta State; the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5; and the Inspector-General of Police against the affected residents, including Sunday Mbam, Jennifer Ogborgu and Ernest Ezenem.
The respondents had alleged that they were unlawfully arrested and detained during a controversial police operation in communities within the Kwale axis of Delta State.
In a majority judgment delivered on Friday, Justice Abubakar Sadiq upheld the earlier decisions of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, affirming that the police violated the respondents’ constitutional right to personal liberty.
The apex court also upheld the Court of Appeal’s award of N10
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