Yoruba actor and comedian, Mr. Babatunde Omidina, aka Baba Suwe, has dragged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to the Supreme Court over N25m compensation awarded to him by a Lagos High Court.
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Justice Yetunde Idowu of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on November 24, 2011 ordered the NDLEA to pay the sum to Omidina for allegedly detaining him illegally over suspicion of hard drug ingestion.
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Following an appeal by the anti-drug agency, the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on May 31, set aside the judgment, declaring that the award was "excessive and oppressive".
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However, dissatisfied with the appeal court ruling, Omidina, through his counsel, Mr. Bamidele Aturu, on Friday filed a notice of appeal at the apex court.
I suspect foul play from this recent development....The money has to be paid to the comic actor because he deserves it.