The court ordered the state government to pay N10 million in damages to Mr Ado-Bayero for violating his rights after deposing him and replacing him with Lamido Sanusi last month.
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Mr Ado-Bayero and Mr Sanusi had asserted claims to the position and acted as such from two different palaces. However, the suit, which the court decided on Friday, was solely about alleged violation of Mr Ado-Bayero’s rights. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.The other respondents are the Attorney General of the Federation, Attorney General Kano, Nigeria Police, Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police Kano, State Security Service , Nigeria Army, Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Airforce.
“The prayer for the cost of filing and prosecuting this suit is refused, the amount having not been specifically pleaded and strictly proved,” Mr Amobeda said.One of the applicant’s lawyers, Michael Jonathan, also a SAN, had argued that the court had jurisdiction to entertain and hear the case as it is a fundamental rights suit.
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