Breaking: UBER driver assaulted during ENDSARS memorial protest demands N500m compensation

Breaking: UBER driver assaulted during ENDSARS memorial protest demands N500m compensation

  • The Lagos state government has been asked to pay the sum of 500million Adedotun Clement, the UBER driver whose rights was violated
  • According to Adedotun's lawyer, the Lagos state government must do this or prepare meet them in court
  • Meanwhile, the assaulted driver's team also acknowledged the swift effort of the state in punishing those responsible for the assault

Adedotun Clement, the UBER driver whose rights was violated by some officers of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) and Nigeria Police Force during the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos is seeking N500million compensation from the Lagos state government.

This was disclosed in a statement by his counsel, Inibehe Effiong on his Facebook page on Friday, October 22.

Adedotun Clemet has demanded N500m compensation from Lagos state government.
Adedotun Clemet who was assaulted during ENDSARS memorial protest has demanded N500m compensation from Lagos state government. Photo: Inibehe Effiong
Source: Facebook

The statement read in full:

"We have written to the Lagos State Government through the Attorney General of Lagos State to demand payment of the sum of N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira) as compensation to Mr. Adedotun Clement for the gross violation of his fundamental rights to dignity of the human person, personal liberty and property and for the deprivation of his source of livelihood and the destruction of his vehicle.

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"Adedotun Clement is the innocent Uber driver that was assaulted by some officers of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) and Nigeria Police Force during the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos.
"In addition to payment of monetary compensation, we also demanded that disciplinary measures be taken against the culprits who assaulted Adedotun, and that they should be prosecuted in court in line with the Anti-Torture Act and the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
"Also, we are equally demanding a written apology from the state government.
"It should be noted that the vehicle of Mr. Adedotun has been returned but in a bad condition. The agents of the state government broke and damaged the front windscreen of his Toyota Corolla. The vehicle was in good condition before it was towed away on Wednesday, 20th October, 2021. But upon reaching where the vehicle was taken to on Friday, 22nd October, 2021, Adedotun saw the destruction done to his vehicle by agents of the state government.

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"The implication is that he cannot use the vehicle to earn a living until it is repaired.
"My attention has been drawn to the public statement by the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency (LNSA) wherein it is stated that two officers of the agency were subjected to orderly room trial, found guilty of assault and general unruly behaviour and suspended for two months.
"While we commend the Lagos State Government for admitting that the conduct of its agents was criminal and unprofessional, we find the two months suspension meted on the two officers grossly insufficient and unacceptable. It is not a deterrence. The officers should be dismissed and diligently prosecuted in a court of law to serve as a deterrence to others.
"Finally, we are expecting the Lagos State Government to respond to our modest demands within 48 hours or we will have no other option but to commence legal proceedings to seek redress for Adedotun."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that three applicants who were victims of the military onslaught that occurred at the #EndSARS protests which took place on October 20, 2020, at Lekki Tollgate have filed an action before the ECOWAS Court seeking the enforcement of their fundamental rights.

This was revealed at a virtual press conference in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests attended by a Legit.ng reporter.

The case was instituted by a network of lawyers passionate about human rights including Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkanga, Bolaji Gambari, Nelson Olaonipekun, and Gaye Sowe.

The applicants approached the ECOWAS Court to consider and hold that the rights of the applicants and other peaceful protesters have been grossly violated by the Nigerian state and its agencies.

Source: Legit.ng

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