Major Oseni Sues Nigerian Army, FCMB For ₦2 Billion

A jailed Main within the Nigeria Military, Akeem Oseni, has filed a N2 billion go well with in opposition to the military and First Metropolis Monument Financial institution (FCMB) for freezing his account and looking his home and not using a court docket order.

The go well with marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1104/2021 was filed by his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, to implement his rights to personal moveable and immovable property, rights to dignity and rights to a good listening to.

Within the go well with filed on the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja, Mr Oseni prayed the court docket to order the military and FCMB to pay him N16.6 million, which he mentioned was taken from his non-public residence together with different valuables.

He additionally needs the military to take away the Put up “No Debit” positioned on his account.

He requested the court docket to compel FCMB to tender a public apology to him in not less than three nationwide dailies for violating his rights with out following due course of.

The plaintiff additionally utilized for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents, their brokers, staff, operatives, detectives, servants and privies and investigating officers from additional placing his financial institution on Put up No Debit and not using a legitimate court docket order.

Stating the grounds for the applying, Mr Oseni claimed that on February 23, 2017, Main Normal I. M. Obot, Chief of Workers, Military Headquarters Garrison, knowledgeable him of a jailbreak involving Lance Corporal Benjamin Collins.

He alleged that he was instructed together with three others to drill the corporal and relocate him to a different detention facility.

He averred that in obedience to the instruction, he and the three different officers drilled the corporal and that within the course of, the corporal died.

Mr Oseni said that he was placed on navy trial and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, which he’s at present serving.

He added that the opposite three officers who participated within the drilling of the deceased corporal had been discharged and acquitted.

He mentioned to cater for his household, he raised cheques for withdrawal via considered one of his associates, however the cheques were dishonoured as a result of the military froze his account.

He prayed the court docket to declare the freezing of his account, search of his home, and his dehumanization unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.

No date has been fastened for listening to of the go well with.