The Lagos High Court in Ikeja will deliver its judgment on December 10 in a N1.06 billion fundamental rights case brought by Steven and Doris Amos, the parents of Kingsley Amos, who has been missing for 14 years.
Justice L.A.F. Oluyemi set the date for judgment after the respondents failed to defend the case. The couple is seeking justice for their son, Kingsley, who was allegedly arrested and has been missing since January 11, 2010.
Their counsel, Eze G. Alala, filed the suit in March 2022, arguing that Kingsley’s arrest, detention, and torture violated his fundamental human rights. The case, marked ID/13107MFHR/22, names the Lagos State Government, the Attorney-General, the Ministry of Youths and Social Development, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, and the Inspector General of Police as respondents.
The applicants are requesting the immediate disclosure of Kingsley’s whereabouts, either alive or dead, and are demanding N1 billion in compensation for the trauma and psychological torture they have endured. Additionally, they seek N50 million in exemplary damages for his unlawful arrest and detention.
