Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has granted the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, a sum of 100 million naira against the Federal Government for a violation of his right to personal liberty.
His extended incarceration without trial was likewise considered a gross breach of his fundamental rights by the Court.
It also barred the Federal Government and its agents from arresting or detaining Emefiele again without a court order.
The judgment was given in a fundamental human rights suit filed by the former CBN governor following his prolonged detention in the custody of the Department of State Services.
He had asked the court to order the respondents to pay the sum of N1bn damages and to restrain them from further arresting and or detaining him.
The Former CBN chief was arrested on June 10, 2023 shortly after his suspension by President Bola Tinubu.