Okuama Leaders Drag Army, DSS to Court, Demand N200m Damages

Two leaders of the Okuama community in Delta State, James Oghorokor and Dennis Okugbaye, have filed separate fundamental rights suits against the Nigerian Army and the State Security Services (DSS) at the Federal High Court in Warri.

They are demanding N200 million in damages for their alleged illegal arrest and detention without trial.

The claimants are challenging their arrest and subsequent detention without being charged to court or allowed access to their counsel. They are praying the court to declare their arrest and detention as a violation of their fundamental rights to personal liberty, privacy, and freedom of movement.

The applicants are also seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from further violating their fundamental human rights and compelling them to unconditionally release them from detention.