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Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) and its chairman, Hashim Abioye, on Tuesday, dragged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Osun State, Commissioner of Police, Mohammad Uma Abba for the breach of fundamental rights.
In the suit filed no FHC/05/CS/41/2025 before a Federal High Court, in Osogbo, the plaintiffs were also demanding a sum of N2 billion as damages for the breach of their fundamental human rights by the defendants, namely IGP and Osun State Commissioner of Police.
The suit was brought in a representative capacity for themselves and on behalf of all the members and the staff, including ad-hoc staff of the commission, the claimants sued the defendants for breach and continuing breach of their fundamental rights, illegal arrest, and detention, unlawful sealing of the commission premises, threat of further arrest and detention, illegal seizure of commission’s properties.
A sum of N2 billion was also being sought as damages against their defendants amongst others.
According to the originating summon of the suit, the claimants prayed to the court for a “Declaration that is going by the provision of Chapter 4 of 1999.”
