Nigerian rapper Speed Darlington files a lawsuit against the Inspector-General of Police, alleging illegal detention and seeking compensation.
Embattled Nigerian rapper Darlington Achakpo, better known as Speed Darlington, has filed a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over his alleged unlawful detention. NAN reports that Speed Darlington sued IGP as the sole respondent in the fundamental right suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1832/2024.
The artiste sought four orders, urging the court to declare that his arrest and detention violated his fundamental rights as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution. Darlington, 39, was detained in Lagos over allegations of defamation and cyberstalking related to his comments about Burna Boy. In his lawsuit, Darlington seeks compensation for unlawful detention and demands an order for his immediate release or appearance in court. In the suit, Darlington’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, sought an order directing the IGP to immediately and unconditionally release Darlington from the detention facility where he is being kept. Alternatively, Mr Adeyanju sought an order mandating and compelling the IGP to produce him (Darlington) before the court to enable the court to inquire into the circumstances constituting grounds of his arrest and detention and, where it deems fit, admit him to bail
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