The Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), has sued the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the Department of State Services (DSS) for failing to pay the N20.5 billion awarded to him as cost of damages in the suit against the July 1 invasion of his residence.
The application is one of the two filed by his lead counsel, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN), at an Oyo State High Court, which ordered the secret police to pay him N20.5 billion in aggravated damages and another N500 million in cost for invading his Soka, Ibadan home on July 1.
The court had ruled the invasion as illegal, adding that Igboho did not violate the constitution by campaigning for the Yoruba nation.
In the judgment, given by Justice Ladiran Akintola on September 17, the court also agreed that Igboho was being hounded for his agitation for the Yoruba nation.
However, the DSS applied for a stay of execution and an appeal against the judgment instead of paying the huge sum.
In the DSS’ motion to stay the execution of the damages, it argued in its affidavit that paying the huge sum would plunge Nigeria into further economic woes, adding that it would make the judgment of appeal of little or no effect if paid now.
