Nigeria, July 24 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to jointly pay N10 million in damages for the violation of the fundamental rights of several peaceful protesters.

Delivering judgement on Thursday, the judge M. Kakaki, held that although the police have constitutional powers to enforce laws, those powers must be exercised in accordance with democratic principles and the rule of law.

The judge ruled that the applicants, who participated in a peaceful protest on 20 October 2024, during the fourth anniversary of the #ENDSARS peaceful memorial procession, were unjustly harassed and their rights infringed upon.

Mr Kakaki affirmed that the applican...