Court fines Police N2m for detaining pastor and his wife for over 24 hours
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos has been fined N2m by a Federal High Court in Lagos for breaching the fundamental human rights of Reverend Godwin Izuchukwu and his wife Reverend Prayer Godwin by unlawfully detaining them for 8 days.
Recounting their ordeal before Justice Sule Hassan's judgement, the clerics disclosed that they were detained from April 24 till May 1, 2019 by the SFU, at the instance of one Jane Nzekwe and Kate Nwuba.
Alleging that they were beaten and tortured by the SFU operatives, Reverend Godwin Izuchukwu and Reverend Prayer Godwin sought for N100million as damages.
Justice Sule Hassan ruled on the case which has the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Police Commissioner in-charge of PSFU, Jane Nzekwe and Kat...