The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has awarded N30 million against Mrs Marianne Ahmadu Ali, wife of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmadu Ali, for lôcking up her personal assistant, Ms. Deborah Longs Nanpon, in a filthy dog’s cage for three days.
Justice Akanbi- Yusuf held that Ms. Deborah was unlawfully detained by the politician’s wife in a deh¥m@nising condition. Besides the monetary compensation of N30 million, the court further ordered Marianne to tender a public apology to her personal assistant in a national newspaper. The case was supported by the Human Rights Radio and Television, Abuja with the services of lawyers from the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
The bizarre story broke out sometime in April 2022, about how Dr. Mrs. Marianne Ahmadu Ali, wife of a former National Chairman of the PDP, Ahmadu Ali deh¥manised her personal assistant. She had her personal assistant b£aten and lock£d up in a dog’s cage for three days without food or water.
She was constrained to d£fecate and urin@te on herself in that cage. However, the matter got to Ordinary Ahmed Isah of the popular reality radio programme, Brekete Family, which is broadcast daily from Abuja on Human Rights Radio and Television.
Ordinary Ahmed Isah then requested the attention of FIDA and it immediately swung into action and sought the enforcement of the victim’s fundamental human rights as NAPTIP was not keen on prosecuting Mrs. Ali under the Viol£nc£ Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 (VAPP Act).
FIDA had, in an originating motion filed on May 4, 2022, sought the sum of N500 million in d@mages and an apology in a national newspaper.
