BASH ALI SUES SPORTS MINISTER, SEEKS N1 BILLION DAMAGES
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nternational boxing champion, Bash
Ali has filed a N1 billion suit against the minister of sports before a High
Court of Abuja, over the alleged violation of his fundamental human rights.
Listed as respondents in the suit, apart from the sports
minister are, Nansel Nimyel, Inspector General of Police, Charles Boga and one
Mr Joseph.
The athlete is asking for the sum of N1 billion as compensatory damages and public apology in two national newspapers for the violation on February 13, 2017. He is also asking for the sum of N8 million as cost of litigation.
In his affidavit in support of the application, the
plaintiff claimed that Police officers attached to the office of the minister
assualted him on that date.
He averred that he had been frequenting the office of the
minister in respect of an International Boxing event billed to be hosted in
Nigeria.
“On February 10, 2017, I and my Local Organizing Committee
went to the office of the Minister where we were told by the acting Permanent
Secretary that the Minister has asked that I should come on February 13, 2017
and that everything will be resolved on that day.
“By 8am on February 13, we again went to the office of the
Minister and we were asked by the 2nd respondent to wait as the Minister was
very busy in his office. And we waited till 1:45pm when a foreign visitor
walked in and after exchanging pleasantries with me, the doors to the office of
the Minister were thrown open to him,”he alleged. READ MORE
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