Police Defy Federal Court Judgement, Refuse To Pay ₦30m Damages To Sowore For Unlawfully Declaring Him “WANTED”

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Moshood Jimoh, and the Nigeria Police Force have allegedly refused to comply with a Federal High Court judgment ordering them to pay ₦30 million in damages to former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, for unlawfully declaring him “WANTED.”

Sowore, who is also the publisher of SaharaReporters, disclosed this on Monday, accusing the police authorities of disregarding a valid and subsisting court order.

According to him, “CP Bozo Moshood Jimoh of the Lagos State Police Command and the Nigeria Police Force have yet to comply with a Federal High Court judgment ordering them to pay me ₦30 million in damages for illegally and unlawfully declaring me “WANTED.’”

The Federal High Court had ruled that the action of the police in declaring Sowore wanted was illegal, unlawful, and a violation of his fundamental rights.