By Abiola Olawale
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, to pay N10 million in damages to #EndSARS protesters for violating their fundamental rights during a peaceful memorial procession.
Delivering the judgment on Thursday, July 24, 2025, Justice M. Kakaki ruled that the applicants were unjustly harassed and their rights infringed upon.
The case stemmed from the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, held on October 20, 2024, to commemorate the 2020 movement against police brutality.
Justice Kakaki, presiding over the case, ruled that the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) had unjustly harassed and infringed upon the rights of the applicants.
The judge held that the applicants were entitled to the constitutional right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association as contained in the Nigerian Constitution.
He then held that the Nigerian Police should pay a N10 million fine to the applicants.
The suit was filed by applicants who participated in the fourth anniversary of the #ENDSARS peaceful memorial procession.
The suit was filed against the police team by Hassan Taiwo Soweto, Uadiale Kingsley, Ilesanmi Kehinde, Osopale Adeseye, Olamilekan Sanusi, and Miss Osugba Blessing.
Others were Kayode Agbaje, Michael Adedeji, Jennifer Rita Obiora, Orunsola Oluremi, Seyi Akinde, Akin Okunowon, Ugochukwu Prince, Aisha Omolara, Thomas Abiodun Olamide, Ogbu Obinna Ferdinald, Aghedo Kehinde Stephen, Duronike Olawale, Isaac Obasi, Funmilayo Jolade Ajayi, Gideon Adeyemi, and Afeez Suleiman.
Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Take It Back Movement (TIB), and Campaign for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) were also part of the suit, respectively.
