Audu Maikori sues el-Rufai for N10bn

Audu Maikori, entertainment mogul, has filed a suit against Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, for alleged gross violation of his rights.

In the suit filed by his lawyers, Ballason’s Chambers, at the federal high court, Abuja, Maikori, is seeking damages against the governor to the tune of N10 billion.

According to details of the suit, which came up for hearing before the trial judge, John Tsoho, Maikori is praying the court to enforce his fundamental rights against undue harassment and intimidation by the Kaduna state government, the state governor and the Nigeria police.

Maikori, a native of Southern Kaduna, had been at the forefront of an advocacy to bring attention to the killings in the area.

He was arrested by the police on charges of incitement based on a petition by the Kaduna state government attributed to his false tweet of killings in a town in Southern Kaduna.

He later retracted the statement and apologised when he discovered it was false.

He was released on bail but was subsequently re-arrested and taken to Kaduna after el-Rufai publicly vowed to prosecute him during the Social Media Week 2017.

After his detention for four days, he was charged to a Kaduna state magistrate court under Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act of 2015 but released on bail on medical grounds.