Ojionu, who was detained without a warrant and paraded in handcuffs in violation of his fundamental human rights, was arrested for alleged Internet fraud in 2020 by the Intelligence Response Team headed by embattled supercop Abba Kyari.

Abubakar Marshal, Ojionu’s attorney, filed a fundamental human rights lawsuit with the case number FHC/ABJ/CS/01/2020 against the IGP and the Attorney-General of the Federation in an effort to clear his client’s name.

Among the seven reliefs sought, Ojionu sought a declaration that the pre-trial parade was illegal and void as it violates Section 34 of the constitution and Articles 5 and 6 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.

He also sought an order compelling the media houses that covered the parade to retract the news item from their platforms.

In her ruling, Justice Abubakar held that the pre-trial media parade of Ojionu was illegal, null, and void and in violation of Sections 34 and 36 of the 1999 Constitution as amended, and Articles 6,4,5 and 7 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.

The court also made an order compelling some media houses to pull down the defamatory publications.

The court awarded N1m in favor of Ojionu for the unlawful violation of his rights

In Nigeria, police frequently parade suspects before the public.

The Lagos State House of Assembly passed a law making such parades illegal last year.