Court orders police to pay N50m for arresting Abiola’s widow in night gown
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N50 million damages to the widow of the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola, Prof. Zainab Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights by arresting and parading her while wearing only a nightgown. The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice …