Nigeria, June 5 -- The Federal High Court in Kaduna has awarded N20 million in damages to Awemi Maisamari, the President of the Adara Development Association (ADA), over his arrest and prolonged detention under the administration of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Delivering judgement in suit FHC/KD/CS/123/2024, the court ruled that Mr Maisamari's fundamental human rights were grossly violated following his arrest at a town hall meeting on the violence then ravaging villages in Kajuru Local Government Area.

After his arrest on 16 February 2019, Mr Maisamari was held at the [now disbanded] Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) detention facility for four days, according to a 41-page court writ obtained by PREMIUM TIMES. He was t...