The Federal Government is set to file a fresh case against Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba secessionist agitator following the judgment of Oyo State High Court which awarded 20 billion naira in damages in his favour.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, told journalists in New York that the Federal Government had the right to appeal the Judgement or file a fresh charge.
Justice Ladiran Akintola had awarded the money as “an exemplary and aggravated damages” against the Minister of Justice and the State Security Service, SSS, over the invasion of Adeyemo’s home in Ibadan on July 1.
However, Malami said the position of the Federal Government on the judgment was about “law and jurisdiction”.
It would also be recalled that Igboho’s counsel, Yomi Alliyu, SAN, had filed a 500 billion naira fundamental human rights enforcement suit against the Minister of Justice, SSS and the Director of the SSS in Oyo State over the invasion of his home in Ibadan on July 1. He claimed that his client’s house and cars were damaged, while two occupants of the house were killed by SSS operatives during the incident.
