Thursday 20 October 2011

BABATUNDE OMIDINA "BABA SUWE" SUES NDLEA FOR N1BILLION..




Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

Drama still persist on the trial of Nollywood Comedian,Babatunde Omidina a.k.a "BABA SUWE",as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that the comedian would have to excrete up to five or six times for it to be fully convinced that he is innocent.

Baba Suwe was about catching a flight to Paris, France to attend a naming ceremony where he was to be a compere. He was suspected to have ingested some unidentified quantity of the hard drug after having been subjected to scanning.

However, Babatunde Omidina popularly known as Baba Suwe is planning a N1 billion suit against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over his recent arrest and detention.

He was arrested by the NDLEA on October 12 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos and is still being detained.

The NDLEA had alleged that the 53-year-old actor had ingested substances suspected to be hard drugs, but there was no evidence to substantiate the claim even after the suspect had defecated thrice, under close observation.

His lawyer, Mohammed Bashir in interview on Wednesday said: ``We will be filing the suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos between now and Monday. ``We will be asking for N1 billion as compensation for damages suffered by him due to his illegal arrest and detention, as well as the embarrassment and defamation done to his reputation as a result of the incident,” he said.

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