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The Onyemuruogu household in Enugu State is looking for for assist from the Police Service Fee and Nigerian human rights group to find their son, Chidera Onyemuruogu, who was arrested by the Anti-Cult use of the Nigerian Police, Enugu, since March 2018.
The Bureau Newspaper learnt that Chidera was taken from their house in Enugu and severely overwhelmed by operatives led by one Mr. Ekeleme.
Regardless of being held for months with out bail or trial, Chidera’s household filed a Elementary Rights Enforcement Go well with on the Enugu State Excessive Courtroom to safe his launch, Pa Onyemuruogu informed The Bureau Newspaper on Tuesday.
Narrating the incident, he stated: “On the twenty second March 2018, operatives of Anti Cult Base, Nigeria Police, Enugu, invaded my residence at Home 1, Nwandu Property, New Haven, Enugu.
“My son Chidera was severely overwhelmed and brutalised by the operatives led by Mr. Ekeleme, the Officer in Cost of Anti Cult Police Base, Enugu. Thereafter, they whisked him away of their car.”
The septuagenarian said that whereas his son was saved in custody for months with out being granted bail, or offered to court docket for any offence, his household secured the companies of a lawyer who filed a Elementary Rights Enforcement Go well with on the Enugu State Excessive Courtroom looking for the discharge of Chidera.
“On January 14, 2019, the court docket presided over by Justice Cyprian Ajah delivered judgement within the go well with and ordered the police to launch my son. Regrettably until date we haven’t heard or seen my son,” he lamented.
The court docket Judgement made obtainable to The Bureau Newspaper was marked Go well with No. E/523/2018, between Chidera Onyemuruogu as Plaintiff/Applicant and Mr. Ekeleme (SP); The Officer In Cost Of Anti Cult Squad, Enugu; The Commissioner Of Police Enugu State; The Inspector Common Of Police and Police Service Fee as 1st to fifth Respondents.
Within the judgement delivered by Hon. Justice C.O. Ajah, on January 14, 2019, the court docket ordered amongst different issues that: “a) Chidera has the fitting to life and granted an Order restraining the defendants by themselves their servants brokers and privies from terminating the lifetime of the Applicant or threatening identical in any method.
“b). An Order of Courtroom was granted compelling the defendants to launch the applicant forthwith.
“c). The Courtroom additional ordered the defendants to pay the sum of N1 million (One Million Naira) to the applicant for the violation of his basic rights.”
Nevertheless, Septogenarian decried that because the court docket gave the judgement, the police had refused to obey the order, including that the whereabouts of his son had remained recognized.
He stated regardless of his lawyer filed Committal Proceedings to commit the first and 2nd defendants to Jail for disobeying Courtroom Order, nothing has occurred as Mr Ekeleme had a number of occasions boasted that he had killed the suspect and nothing would occur because the household had no cash to pursue the case to its conclusion.
In the meantime, the Civil Rights Realisation and Development Community (CRRAN), has petitioned the Chairman Police Service Fee demanding justice in respect of the grave rights violation.
The petition which was signed by Olu Omotayo Esq., President of CRRAN and dated October 21, was titled: “Enchantment For Pressing Intervention: 76 12 months Nigeria Citizen Decries Police Refusal To Launch His Son Regardless of Courtroom Order And Enchantment For The Launch Of The Son Arrested And Detained By the Nigerian police anti cult Squad Enugu, Since 2018”.
“Pa Onyemuruogu appeals to the Authorities and Nigerian individuals to return to his help and help him to get justice.
“The aged citizen calls for that he desires to know the whereabout of his son and if he has been extrajudicially killed, the perpetrators must be made to face the total wrath of the legislation.
“We be part of this aged Nigerian citizen to demand justice in respect of this grave rights violation. We submit that the Hallmark of Democracy is the respect for the elemental rights of the residents as enshrined within the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We urge you to within the curiosity of Justice, urgently deal with this grave rights violation and guarantee justice because the circumstances of this case calls for.”
The petition was copied to the Inspector Common of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
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