Source: allAfrica
Four Nigerian women who sued the Abuja Environment Protection Board, AEPB, the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Army and other government security agencies working for AEPB at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, have asked the court to give judgment in their favour.

The women - Dorothy Njemanze, Edu Oroko, Justina Etim and Amarachi Jessyford - are seeking a N100 million compensation for the harassment and discrimination they suffered in the hands of security agents between July 2012 and April 2013.

Their lawyer, Dr B.A.M. Ajibade, SAN, is asking the court to enter judgment in favour of the plaintiffs for failure or refusal of the Federal Government to file any defence.

When the case came up yesterday, the court noted that the case was filed in September 2014 and that despite the fact that the Federal Government had been served, it had failed to enter appearance.

In adjourning the case to March 11, the court said that justice demanded that a further adjournment be granted to enable the defendant enter appearance and file it's defence.

The women said they were picked up at different times and different venues in Abuja, between the period of July 2012 and April 2013 by agents of the Abuja Environment Protection Board (AEPB) supported by the Nigerian Police Force and Nigerian Army on claims of carrying out their function of keeping Abuja environment clean and by extension getting rid of prostitutes and destitute persons on the streets of Abuja.

 

 

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