The Nigerian Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reserved judgment in a suit challenging a high court judgment which ordered the payment of N25 million compensation to Mr Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as “Baba Suwe’’.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which was ordered to pay the popular actor the sum, is urging the appellate court to upturn the judgment. Justice Yetunde Idowu of the Lagos High Court had made the order in a judgment delivered on 24 November 2011.
The money is to serve as compensation for breach of Omidina’s fundamental rights following his detention on false allegations of drug trafficking.
She had held that the prolonged detention of the popular actor by the NDLEA, without being charged to court, was “unjustifiable”.
On Thursday, the panel of justices of the appellate court, presided over by Mr Chima Nweze, reserved judgment in the appeal after counsel to both the appellant and respondent had argued their briefs.
To court of public opinion, do you think Baba Suwe deserves #25 million?
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