Court Reserves Judgment on Application by Detained Lebanese to Enforce Rights

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in the suit filed by the three Lebanese  held for alleged involvement in terrorism activities in the country.

Abdullahi Thaini, Mustapha Fawaz and Tahal Roda are being held by the State Security Service (SSS) over the recent discovery of a cache of firearms and ammunition in a house in Kano. They had filed a fundamental rights enforcement application challenging their arrest and continued detention.

In the suit, with the SSS, Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Attorney General of the Federation as defendants, the suspects also faulted the closure of their business premises by security agents, including Amingo Supermarket and Wonderland Amusement Park. They are equally demanding a public apology from the defendants, to be published in three national dailies and N1 billion  compensation.