By Evelyn Usman
An aggrieved mother of three, Mrs Mercy Oluwaseyifunmi, accused of trafficking a girl has sued the Inspector-General, Ibrahim Idris, for illegal detention by the Police.
In a motion challenging the breach of her fundamental human rights filed before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, Oluwaseyifunmi is praying it to grant her N10 million damages for unlawful detention.
The police had accused her of allegedly trafficking a girl identified simply as Damilola, to the United Kingdom.
However, report revealed that the girl in question is presently living with her grandmother in Akure, Ondo State.
Mrs Oluwaseyifunmi also joined the Officer-in-Charge of General Investigation Section, Force Criminal Investigations Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, as co-respondent.
The plaintiff said she was arrested and detained by policemen in Ondo State, from where she was transferred to the FCID, Alagbon, over allegation that she was bearing same name with her ex-lover’s estranged wife, who resides in the United Kingdom.
The court has fixed tomorrow, July 27, to hear her application.
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