Founder of Sotitobire Miracle Centre in Akure, Ondo State, Pastor Alfa Babatunde has sued the Department of State Services (DSS) over his arrest and continued detention.
He is asking for N100m as damages for the violation of his fundamental human rights.
Babatunde was detained few hours after angry youths set ablaze his church over allegations that the corpse of a one-year-old boy identified as Eniola Kolawole who went missing during a church service on November 10, was found buried in the altar of the church.
The suit instituted by Babatunde’s counsel, Akinyemi Omoware before a Federal High Court sitting in Akure, stated that his continuous detention by the DSS without being charged to court was an abuse and violation of his fundamental human rights.
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He said his client has been detained for over eight days and had remained in leg chains in DSS custody without food.
Defendants in the suit are the Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, Emmanuel Anaobi, Isaac Babalola and Remi Oluwalogbon.
The applicant is further asking the court to restrain the five respondents and their agents, servants, subordinates or any person(s) taking instructions from them from engaging in any further act of arrest, detention and violation of his right to liberty and or dignity of human person.
No date has been fixed for hearing of the suit.
