A lawyer, A.D. Sosanwo, has demanded a N10m damage from the police for unlawfully detaining three of his clients over Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Christmas largess to the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The governor reportedly gave the local government bags of rice and N500, 000 as Christmas gift.
Sosanwo, in a petition written to the Ijebu Ode Police Area Command, explained that his clients were arrested on January 2 and 3 on the order of the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, and were detained beyond the specific constitutional period.
He gave the names of those arrested as Morufu Idowu, Adebayo Rabiu and Wasiu Raji.
According to the petition, they were arrested after being accused of taking some bags of rice meant to be distributed.
Sosanwo explained that even after the bags of rice were returned the following day by a party chairman, the three men were not released.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was not aware of the case. He however promised to find out from the DPO in Ijebu Igbo.
