Court awards N20m damages against Police for brutalising woman Published April 4, 2017 Share Tweet A state High Court sitting in Ikere Ekiti has awarded a sum of N20m damages against the Ekiti State Police Command for illegally detaining and brutalising 51-year-old Mrs Sola Aregbesola. The presiding Judge, Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi, also awarded another N250,000 cost against the police to cover the medical expenses of the woman as a result of the unlawful detention and beating she suffered. The plaintiff, Aregbesola, a resident of Okebedo in Ilawe Ekiti, was beaten, tortured, wounded, chained and detained for 72 hours at Ilawe Police Station in October 2016 over an issue that bordered on an illicit love affair between her husband and another woman. Aregbesola had been arrested by the police, on the orders of her husband’s mistress who had earlier attack her with hot soup, inflicting serious bodily injuries on her and causing deformation to her person. The mother of five claimed that she lost the use of one of her eyes as a result of the brutality she suffered in the hands of the policemen. She also claimed that she was almost stripped naked while in custody. Share Tweet DAMAGES POLICE BRUTALITY Alleged sex scandal: Reps to sue US Govt for $1bn damages Police dismiss sergeant who murdered 16-year-old in Imo Police dismiss sergeant for killing Imo teenager Mother of 16-year-old killed by police demands justice Oyo teachers donate N.45m to man accidentally shot by police Dismissed police sergeant shot me thrice on my stomach –Survivor Seized $15m: Patience seeks N200m damages We saw police sergeant kill 16-year-old Obinna Iwuoha –Survivors Sponsored Links You May Like Which Countries Provide the Best Medical Treatment Medical Tourism 7 Investments That Help Plan For The Future Womens Article How to play USA Lotteries From Africa? 24lottos Hate The Sound Of Snoring? This New Technology Blocks It. Flare Audio Suffering from Heart Health Issues? You Should Get Treated in Israel HMC Israel Why Nigerians Seek Medical Treatment Abroad Medical Tourism Which Country Has the Best Heart Specialists and Technology? HMC Israel Truly Amazing Titanium Ear Protectors Flare Audio Love Lottery? Play To the USA Mega Millions Online! 24lottos Toyota using A.I. as part of battery research grants USA Today Political Cybersecurity Is Not a Partisan Issue Bloomberg Paint my love ESPN Cricinfo by Taboola TRENDING British Council commends CBN employee Companies convicted of laundering Patience Jonathan’s $15m hire Ozekhome Before Fulani herdsmen become Buhari’s Boko Haram Nigeria, France to reform Islamist militants CBN directs banks to pay cash to forex users punchng.com © 1971-2017 The Punch newspaper