Crime
Naira Marley and Sam Larry sue magistrate, police, demand N40m
Singer Naira Marley and socialite Sam Larry have filed a fundamental rights suit to challenge their continued detention over the death of Mohbad.
The magistrate had on Wednesday, October 4, ordered the remand of Naira Marley and Sam Larry in police custody for 21 days over Mohbad’s death.
Naira Marley, real name Azeez Fashola and Samson Eletu are each demanding N20m damages from the police and the Lagos magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, over what they termed as their “continued detention” in police custody.
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According to report, Naira Marley and Sam Larry joined the police and the Lagos magistrate as defendants in the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Both defendants are urging the court to declare that the continued detention “at the Hom+cide Section of the Lagos State Police Command, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State since October 4, 2023” constituted a violation of their rights.
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