Rachel Ochanya Uloko v. Inspector General of Police
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 7.311172396347703
Longitude: 6.54274292730156
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Nigeria
- Decision Date
- 26 de mai. de 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Judicial Body
- Administrative Court
- Court Name
- Federal High Court, Abuja Division
- Case Number
- FHC/ABJ/CS/1520/2020
- Case Summary
The Applicant joined other protestors on 11th October 2020 to exercise her right to freedom of expression by taking part in the "End SARS" protest in Abuja. The Applicant used her phone to take photographs and record the protests. Simultaneously, some of the police officers of the Respondent disrupted the protest, apprehended, harassed and assaulted the applicant. The applicant instituted this suit against the Police to enforce her right to freedom of expression.
- Case Significance
The case was a key opportunity for courts to uphold the central part mobile phones play in expressing the fundamental right to freedom of expression.
- Source URL
- Digital Rights in Nigeria
- Notes
The court dismissed the case for lack of cogent evidence. The restrictive approach taken by the court failed to appreciate the importance of mobile phones in enjoying the constitutional right to express oneself.
- Collection
- CIPIT
- Date Updated
- 17 de mai. de 2023