Court of Appeal upholds N12 million damages against EFCC over Ubani’s detention

Summary

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a lower court award of N12 million in damages to Monday Ubani over his 2019 detention by the EFCC.

Highlights

• A three-member panel unanimously upheld the award on Thursday.
• The appellate court also ordered the EFCC to pay N300,000 in costs.
• Ubani was detained in March 2019 after the commission sought sureties linked to its case against former NSITF chairperson Ngozi Olejeme.
• A FCT High Court had ruled in 2022 that the detention violated Ubani’s fundamental rights and awarded the damages.