The governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to challenge Friday’s Federal High Court ruling which awarded up to N40 million in damages to Audu Maikori in a fundamental rights suit.
According to Premium Times, El-Rufai said the matter may get to the Supreme Court, but won’t truncate an ongoing criminal proceeding he earlier caused the police to file against Maikori.
What happened: The CEO of Chocolate City Entertainment, Audu Maikori filed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit on May 5, after he was arrested for allegedly inciting the public in Kaduna.
The court subsequently awarded N40 million cost against the El Rufai and, the Nigerian Police Force for ‘illegally detaining’ Audu Maikori.
“The judgment will not stop this criminal trial. There is no malicious prosecution going on,” the governor said, adding that “the government can file complaints, but it is the business of the police to make arrests following the normal procedures.”
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