EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde
The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on Thursday awarded N5 million compensation against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and United Bank for Africa (UBA) for human rights violation.
The beneficiary, Eric Emeka Onoh, a security staff of the UBA, Enugu branch, was reportedly stripped naked in the banking hall for alleged fraud.
Justice Dorothy Agishi in her judgment admitted that the applicant proved his case beyond reasonable doubt.
The court held that the applicant has the legal rights protected by law and after analyzing the submissions of both the applicant and respondents counsels, found that the rights of the applicant was infringed upon by the respondents.
The judge accepted the graphic details given by the applicant on the roles played by the respondents in the incident.
The court noted that the respondents did not deny all the allegations made by the applicant in their submissions and awarded a compensation of N5million against them.
Justice Agishi also ordered that his frozen account in Diamond Bank be reopened.
She, however, regretted the non-inclusion of the police in the matter.
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