Naira Marley & Sam Larry File Lawsuit Against Magistrate, Police, Demand N40m Compensation
- Nigerian singer Naira Marley and Lagos socialite Sam Larry have filed a case against the magistrate and police
- This move followed their extended stay in prison over the controversial death of the late Nigerian singer Mohbad
- The controversial act and his associate are each demanding N20 million in damages from the defendants
- In a chat with Oluwatodimu Ige, a Nigerian lawyer popularly known as Oga_thelawyer, points out the rights Naria Marley and Sam Larry exercised to sue a magistrate court
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Nigerian singer Naira Marley and Lagos socialite Sam Larry have sued the police and magistrate for their claimed involvement in Mohbad's death.
The musician and his associate filed a basic rights case against their continued detention over the death of 27-year-old singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad.
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The complaint was filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The police and the Lagos magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, who ordered their remand in police custody for 21 days, were named as respondents.
Naira Marley and Sam Larry are each asking for N20,000,000 in damages from the defendants in their lawsuit.
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Their lawsuit requests a ruling that their indefinite detention since October 4, 2023, was unjustified and violated their constitutional rights.
The affidavits attached to their suits read in part:
"Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun granted the police application to remand them for only 21 days in the custody of the police.
“The 21-day remand order granted by Chief Magistrate Olatunbosun has since lapsed on October 26, 2023, and the order has not been renewed.”
Adequate provisions have been made in the Nigerian constitution for one to sue a court - Oluwatodimu Ige
In a conversation with Legit.ng, Oluwatodimu Ige, a Nigerian lawyer popularly known online as Oga_thelawyer, highlighted that a Nigerian has the right to file a case against a court.
The legal practitioner further noted that the amended 1999 Nigerian constitution made adequate provisions for that.
It is within the rights of any Nigerian to approach the court when he feels his rights, as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), has been breached or is likely to be breached. Adequate provisions has been made in chapter 4 of the constitution under reference. Right to freedom of movement and the right of fair hearing constitutes some of the rights protected."
Oluwatodimu also pointed out the charges Naira Marley and Sam Larry will likely charge against the magistrate court.
"The duo of Naira Marley and Sam Larry, having exercised their rights to approach the court to determine whether their right has been infringed upon, the court will determine if the police took the appropriate step by praying the magistrate court to grant an order to remand them pending investigations and also determine if it has the jurisdiction to sanction a magistrate for granting such an order.
"The federal high court will also determine if granting such an order is a breach of their fundamental human right as enshrined in the constitution."
Naira Marley says he will be assisting the police
Legit.ng previously reported that Naira Marley informed the public and the Lagos state police of his return.
During a chat with former presidential adviser Reno Omokri, the singer stated his readiness to return to Nigeria and address concerns if his safety was secured.
Naira Marley confirmed that he was willing to cooperate with the authorities.
Singer Phlames tags Naira Marley's record label as evil
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that singer Phlames had tagged Marlian Records as an evil label and called for their license to be revoked.
Phlames shared during the interview that he wasn't sure of the type of agreement Mohbad had with Naira, but it would most certainly be one where the young singer would be assured of his music getting promoted.
However, Phlames noted that he wasn't sure if the deal was fair to Mohbad, which could be why he had to leave the label.
Source: Legit.ng
