Afrigather Journalist and Lawyer, Osa Director has sued the Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA), for the illegal seizure of his automobile and the theft of $1,700(One Thousand And Seven Hundred {Dollars}) and an A52 Samsung Galaxy handset.
Life-style Nigeria stories that within the Go well with Quantity ID/16108MFHR/2023 filed on the Lagos State Excessive Court docket, Ikeja Judicial Division, Osa is searching for the enforcement of his elementary human rights and the sum of N100 million in damages.
Osa alleges that on August 24, 2023, his Ford Edge SUV was ambushed and forcefully pushed to an unknown vacation spot by LASTMA officers, together with two people wearing police uniform.
On the time of the seizure, the automotive contained the sum of $1700, an A52 Samsung Galaxy Handset, and different valuables, akin to fragrance and hand sanitizers.
After writing a petition dated twenty fifth August, 2023, he was invited to LASTMA Head Workplace on Monday, 4th October, 2023, and the Provost Marshal expressed shock and disappointment on the stage of indiscipline exhibited by his officers.
The Provost Marshal then insisted that each events to go to the locus in quo (scene of the incident/crime), and in addition the place the automobile was parked. The automobile was searched, nonetheless, the property had been had been all lacking.
Within the Affidavit in help of the movement introduced within the Utility for the enforcement of his elementary proper to life, dignity of the human individual, freedom of motion, private liberty and proper to personal property below Sections 33, 34, 35 & 41 of the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) as amended and below the African Chapter of Human and Individuals’s Proper (Ratification and Enforcement) Act 2004, Osa detailed how the LASTMA officers ambushed him in a Gestapo method.
Other than the restoration of his cash and handset, he’s searching for fee of damages to the tune of N100,000,000 for subjecting him to untold hardship, trauma, lack of enterprise and violation of his proper to life, dignity of human individual, liberty, freedom of motion and the precise to personal property.
The matter has been fastened for point out earlier than Justice O.A Odusanya at court docket 59 on 14th November, 2023.
