Baba Suwe appeals against quashing his compensation

Comedian, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, which nullified the N25million monetary compensation awarded to him by a Lagos High Court.

 The monetary award was made in his favour against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

 The notice of appeal filed by his counsel, Bamidele Aturu, on Friday, is praying the apex court to set aside the decision of the appeal court and uphold that of the trial court, which awarded monetary compensation to him.

 The Appeal Court had on May 31 quashed the judgment of the lower court, which ordered the NDLEA to pay him N25 million as compensation for detaining him for several days over allegation of drug trafficking offense.

 Justice Yetunde Idowu of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, had awarded the compensation (amount) to the comedian.

 But the appellate court, in its judgment delivered by Justice Rita Pemu, considered all the three vital grounds of appeal in favour of the appellant (NDLEA).