Judge For Trial Over Alleged Abuse Of Power

[Shola Sholaz]

Embattled judge of the Federal High Court, in Lagos, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, has been dragged before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, over alleged abuse of judicial power.
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The lawyer, John William Dong, is claiming N5 million as damages against Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia for ordering his arrest and detention for four hours without any charge or trial.
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Joined as respondent in the suit, is the Superintendent of Prisons in charge of Federal High Court, FHC, Prisons Cell.
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Dong is praying the court to declare that his arrest and detention without a charge or trial were extra-judicial, arbitrary, unlawful and amount to infringement of his rights to dignity of human person and personal liberty guaranteed by the Constitution.