Abuja Court Orders Police to Pay ₦100m, Clears Duke-Abiola of All Charges

The Abuja High Court has acquitted Zainab Duke-Abiola of all charges and ruled that the Nigeria Police Force violated her fundamental human rights. Justice E. Okpe described the police actions as “inhuman and degrading” and awarded ₦100 million in damages against the police, former Inspector-General Usman Alkali Baba, and four others. Duke-Abiola filed the suit over alleged harassment and a media trial following accusations that she assaulted a police orderly. The court also ordered the police to issue a public apology in two national newspapers and issued a perpetual injunction preventing any future harassment or intimidation of Duke-Abiola.

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