Singer Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, and one of his supporters, Samson Eletu, also known as Sam Larry, have filed a fundamental rights suit to challenge their "continued detention" in connection with the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad.
Naira Marley and Sam Larry are suing the police and the Lagos magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, for N20 million in damages for their "continued detention" in police custody.
In the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos, Naira Marley and Sam Larry joined the police and the Lagos magistrate as defendants.
The magistrate had ordered the detention of Naira Marley and Sam Larry in police custody for 21 days in connection with the death of Mohbad, 27, earlier in September.
However, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), the counsel for Naira Marley and Sam Larry told Channels Television, that both defendants are urging the court to declare that the continued detention “at the Homicide Section of the Lagos State Police Command, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State since October 4, 2023” constituted a violation of their rights.
They argued that the magistrate ordered their remand for only 21 days and the period had elapsed. They are seeking “an order of the court releasing the applicants forthwith.”