By An Oyo State High court has ordered the Federal Government to pay Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a. Sunday Igboho, the sum of N20 billion.
Justice Ladiran Akintola awarded the sum on Friday while delivering judgement in a N500 billion suit, filed against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the Department of State Services (DSS) for what was described as exemplary and aggravated damage done against the activist.
Igboho through his lawyer, Yomi Alliyu, had filed the suit challenging the invasion of his house in Ibadan on July 1, damage of his property as a violation of his fundamental right to peacefully own property and wealth by operatives of the DSS.
Justice Akintola also awarded N2 million as the cost to the applicant.
In response, the Federal Government has said it will appeal the judgment of the Oyo State High Court.
AGF, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), announced that the judgment will be appealed while speaking on the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday.
NAN quoted Malami as saying that “efforts are already being made to commence the process of appealing the judgment”.
