Fundamental Rights: Judge Declines Social Media Celebrity’s Application Against IGP

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, had refused the fundamental rights suit initiated against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and one Mrs Folashade Samuel, by Blessing Okoro, a social media celebrity.

Okoro had through her fundamental rights action insisted that her arrest and invitation for arrest by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was a violation of her fundamental human rights.

Furthermore, the social media celebrity had maintained that her arrest and detention were against the provision of the law as it concerns the protection of her rights.

Moreso, Okoro had urged Justice Lewis-Allagoa to grant a perpetual order restraining the police from tampering with her freedom.

But the judge, in his judgment, declined all the prayers as canvassed by Okoro.

In holding that it was evident that, the police acted on the premises of a criminal complaint lodged against her, the judge declared that the police acted within an established law to invite, cause to arrest and detain the social media celebrity.

Justice Lewis-Allagoa added that there was no evidence that the petition was written in bad fate or that it was fabricated.

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