OYO COURT OF APPEAL SET ASIDE JUDGEMENT ON ATTACK OF SUNDAY IGBOHO'S HOUSE AS ILLEGAL 

A Court of Appeal sitting in Oyo state has set aside the judgment which declared the attack on the house of Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo also Known as Sunday Igboho illegal.

The court also nullified the N20 billion exemplary and aggravated damages awarded against the Department of State Security for the attack, describing it as outrageous.

Justice Muslim Hassan who gave the judgment said the Oyo State High Court lacked jurisdiction on the matter, adding that the judge should not have awarded damages based on his personal parameters.

Oyo State High Court in September 2021 declared the raid conducted by the Department of State Service on the residence of Sunday Igboho in Ibadan as illegal.

Justice Ladiran Akintola in a judgment had ordered the DSS to pay a sum of 20 billion naira to Igboho as exemplary and aggravated damages.

The DSS operatives in July 2021 invaded Igboho’s home, leading to the arrest of 12 of his aides, while the Yoruba nation agitator managed to escape arrest.