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Wrong Parade: Court asks EFCC to pay photographer ₦5 million, says he’s innocent

Ojimaojo Abubakar by Ojimaojo Abubakar
April 5, 2024
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Justice John Okoro of Court of a Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded a N5 million damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for wrongfully parading a photographer named Nasiru Saidu Ali (Kozzo) as a fraudster.

The incident happened in May 2019 when the photographer was wrongfully arrested from his Abuja home and his photos splashed on the social media accounts of the EFCC alongside those of other alleged internet scammers.

He was later released after his innocence was established but Ali dragged the anti-graft agency to court for criminal defamation of his character.

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The photographer, through his lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, had demanded N100m damages from the EFCC but after five years, the court, in a landmark judgment delivered on Friday, March 22, 2024, awarded a N5 million damages against the EFCC and ordered the anti-graft agency to tender a public apology to the photographer.

After the court ruling, Olajengbesi reiterated that it is unlawful and amount to abuse of powers for the EFCC to publicise images of individuals arrested for alleged crimes when such persons have not been convicted by court.

The lawyer said his firm, Law Corridor, took up the photographer’s case pro bono, and after extensive legal proceedings before the Federal High Court, Abuja, justice was finally served.

He said, “Following numerous legal arguments and delays orchestrated by the EFCC, Honorable Justice John Okoro of Court 8 of the Federal High Court, Abuja delivered a landmark judgment on Friday, March 22, 2024.

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“The Court deemed EFCC’s actions unconstitutional, as they violated Ali’s right to human dignity, encroached upon his privacy, and a disregard to the noble and fundamental principle of presumption of innocence to have posted his picture on their social media.

“The Court awarded ₦5 million in exemplary, punitive, and general damages against the EFCC. Additionally, the EFCC was ordered to publicly apologise to the young photographer.

“Even though we asked for 100m, the court awarded N5 million and also grant perpetuate order against EFCC from arresting the photographer again.”

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Ojimaojo Abubakar

Ojimaojo Abubakar

Abubakar Ojimaojo is a graduate of Mass Communication, political and football analyst currently work at elanzanews.ng as Editor. He pride himself as skilled wordsmith with a passion for delving into contemporary political issues on both national and international scale.

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