Equity John Tsoho granted the sum on Monday while conveying judgment in a basic rights suit brought against the Police by Charly Boy.
He said the whole was a pay for the infringement of his rights to pride of the human individual, opportunity of articulation, tranquil get together and affiliation.
He included that the Police ought to distribute a statement of regret to Charly Boy in two national daily papers. In a suit documented on March 29, Charly Boy had blamed the police and their officers for irritating him and individuals from the #OurMumuDonDo battle amid the #ResumeOrResign challenges.
Charly Boy through his legal advisor, Mr Inibehe Effiong, contended that the Police assaulted the gathering amid a serene exhibition at the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
He requested that the court decide if the "utilization of water guns, teargas canisters and wild police mutts to badger him and individuals from his gathering amid the said a tranquil dissent on Aug. 8, 2017 is protected."
He contended that the demonstration was an encroachment on his key rights, opportunity of articulation, quiet get together and relationship as cherished in Sections 34, 39, and 40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as corrected).
Charly Boy, along these lines, supplicated the court to make a convincing request on the FCT police and their chief to distribute an open expression of remorse to him in five national daily papers.
He likewise requested that installment of the entirety of N100 million as general harms be granted to the candidate and also coordinate that N400 million be paid as excellent harms by the police.
Conveying judgment looking into the issue set apart as Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/343/2018, Justice Tsoho held that there was no proof that frauds attacked or raged the premises of the challenge as claimed by the police.
On whether the Applicant is qualified for stage the challenge, the court held that dissent is an unavoidably ensured right gave it is done gently.
"The Respondents (the Police) require not practice a phenomenal animosity and pandemonium to avoid claimed bastards.
"The law is that the court has the privilege to give change to anybody whose privilege is disregarded and the candidate is qualified for a cure.
"Help four is allowed and the respondents are requested to distribute a statement of regret to the candidate in two national daily papers for disregarding his principal rights.
"The aggregate of N50 million is granted against the respondents as general and excellent harms,'' Tsoho ruled.
Responding to the judgment, Charly Boy's insight, Effiong depicted it as "a reverberating triumph for majority rules system, opportunity of articulation and serene gathering in the nation".
"This judgment sends unequivocal message to the Nigerian Police that they have no capacity to stop or disturb tranquil challenges by Nigerians.
"The police by this judgment can't concoct feeble reasons to prevent nationals from practicing their central rights to opportunity of articulation and quiet gathering. "I am exceedingly elated by this triumph for vote based system,'' he said.
(NAN)
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