Nigerian entertainment mogul and social activist, Mr. Audu
Maikori has sued the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai for the
gross violation of his human rights.
In a suit (FHC/ABJ/CS/385/17) filed by his lawyers, Ballason’s Chambers at the
Federal High Court, Abuja, Mr. Maikori, is seeking damages against Governor
El-Rufai to the tune of N10 billion.
According to details of the suit, which came up for hearing before the trial
judge, Hon. Justice John Tsoho on Tuesday, 16th May, 2017, Mr. Maikori prayed
the court to enforce his fundamental rights against undue harassment and
intimidation by the Kaduna State government, the State Governor and the
Nigerian Police.
Mr. Maikori, an indigene of Southern Kaduna had been at the forefront of
advocacy to bring the world’s attention to the Southern Kaduna carnage
following admittance by the Kaduna State Governor that he had paid the Fulani
herdsmen aggressors in the region to stop the killings.
Mr. Maikori was arrested by the Nigeria Police on charges of incitement based
on a petition by the Kaduna State government attributed to a tweet, which he
later retracted and apologized for when he discovered his driver had lied to
him to obtain money fraudulently.
After intense social media pressure, he was released on bail and subsequently
cleared of any complicity by the Police Force Headquarters only to be
re-arrested again and whisked off to Kaduna after Governor El-Rufai publicly
vowed to prosecute him during the Social Media Week 2017.
Following his detention for four (4) days, he was charged to a Kaduna State
Magistrate Court under Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act of 2015 but released on
bail on medical grounds.
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