Okojie had taken the DSS and the Lebanese to court for illegally detaining her for nine days.
The applicant claimed that during the detention, she was denied access to her lawyer and family members, while her telephone was seized.
Okojie said she was first taken into the DSS facility in Benin before she was whisked to Abuja without knowing the offence she committed.
Counsel for Okojie, Mr Titus Akahomen, explained that the illegal detention from July 9 to 16, 2019, was not only an infringement on her fundamental human rights, but also unlawful and unconstitutional.
The applicant also asked the court to award her N50m as exemplary damages for the unlawful and unwarranted infractions on her rights.
The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions, including, ‘Justice for Happy,’ ‘Stand against sexual abuse,’ and ‘Enough is enough’ as they marched on the premises of the court. Punch
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