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BUSINESSMAN WHO’S MANAGER DIED IN HIS PREMISES SUES WIDOW FOR ASKING WHY, BLOCKS BID FOR FRESH AUTOPSY.

Valentine Oyemike, the owner of Valchi VFK Oriental Service Ltd, has sued the inspector-general of police over alleged human rights violations in connection with an investigation into the death of Fidelis Osaghae.

Oyemike filed the fundamental human rights suit on behalf of himself and his employees — Owiku Tracy and Cyprian Saamoyal.

Respondents listed in the suit are Kayode Egbetokun, inspector general of police (IGP); deputy IGP, force criminal investigation department (CID) Abuja; Adelogba Femi, assistant superintendent of police; Esther Osaghae, wife of the deceased.

Oyemike was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 house of assembly election in Delta state.

Osaghae, a 33-year-old man, was the branch manager of a fast food and bar outlet owned by Oyemike in the Auchi area of Edo.

BACKGROUND
Osaghae died on July 29, 2024 in Oyemike’s restaurant.

Esther said on the day he ed away, her husband, a father of one, left home for his workplace around 2:30am and told her not to lock the door as he would return shortly.
The deceased’s wife said when she woke up at 5am and realised that her husband had not returned, she attempted to him but received no response.

Esther said when she called her husband’s office, Tracy, a supervisor, answered the call, and told her that “the situation was under control”.

Afterwards, Tracy stopped responding to the calls.
The deceased’s wife said around 6am, Oyemike called her to come to Favour Hospital, Afasho.

At the hospital, she was taken to the mortuary to see her husband’s corpse.

Esther said Oyemike told her that her husband drank Sniper — a chemical substance — in the office.

“Oyemike said Fidelis killed himself by drinking Sniper at the office. How’s that even possible? Our marriage is just a year old, and we have a two-month-old baby. He is not unhappy,” she said.
“I am not saying Oyemike killed my husband. I am saying that my husband died at his place of work and has marks on his body. I want to know the truth about his death.”

In an affidavit sworn at the federal high court in Abuja, Oyemike claimed Osaghae was confirmed dead at the hospital as a result of the “poisonous substance he took”.

Some human rights organisations, including Akin Fadeyi Foundation (AFF), International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, and Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) have petitioned the IGP to demand the release of the probe report.

THE SUIT
In the suit filed at the federal high court in Abuja, Oyemike asked the court to restrain the respondents from further harassing and detaining him and his workers “for reasons of suspicion or on of any purported investigation”.

The APC chieftain said the rejection of the counter petition and autopsy report by the police ASP is “illegal and devoid of fair hearing”.

“AN ORDER enforcing the Applicant rights to dignity of human person, personal liberty, freedom of movement and private and family life on the instant subject matter and by directing to order,” part of the court documents reads.

“AN ORDER of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st 2nd 3rd & 4th Respondent from further harassing, detaining or intimidating the Applicant unlawfully, whether for reasons of suspicion or on of any purported investigation with the respect to the allegations wherewith they are detained by the Respondent in breach of their fundamental rights to personal liberty, dignity of human per on, freedom of movement, private and family life, as enshrined under Sections 34(1), 35(1), (4)&(5), 37 & 41(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

“A DECLARATION that the act of rejecting both counter petition and the autopsy report by the 3rd respondent is devoid of fair hearing and constitutional breach as such the entire process of investigation conducted by the 3rd respondent is illegal and interference with the constitutional right of the applicants.

“AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT compelling the 3rd and 4th Respondent to tender public apology to the Applicants in two (2) National Daily Newspapers, for the violation of the Applicant fundamental rights enshrined under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

“AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT compelling the 3rd and 4th Respondents tly or severally to pay the Applicant the sum of N1.000,000,000.00 (One Billion Naira) only as general damages and compensation for the violation of their rights enshrined under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).”

REPEAT AUTOPSY INVITATION

According to Oyemike, the autopsy report showed that the deceased took a poisonous substance.

However, human rights groups had raised concerns over the alleged inconsistencies in the autopsy report.

The groups had questioned why the report failed to explain dark patches on Osaghae’s chest, possible signs of restraint, or the source of bloodstains on his tros.

The family of the deceased equally rejected the autopsy report and demanded a fresh one.

A coroner inquest set up for the case also ordered that a fresh autopsy be conducted.

Following the order of a fresh autopsy, Oyemike approached the court seeking an order to uphold the first autopsy report.

The human rights group had accused the APC chieftain of allegedly creating drama to frustrate the case.

The group said a repeat of the autopsy is necessary and that even buried corpses can be exhumed for repeat post-mortem examination.

https://www.thecable.ng/apc-chieftain-sues-igp-widow-of-ex-employee-seeks-to-block-bid-for-fresh-autopsy/

Hmmm

Men are terrible. So person can't ask questions concerning her hubby again?

Reading...

Na wa o...


😯

Deji Adeyanju and that exconvict lawyer go rush see am as e mention APC. Fighting for the masses abi catching cruise.

This country sef

Why would he approach the Court to uphold the first autopsy?

Blood of Jesus

She has to know the truth.

She is the wife!!!

APC

No justice in this country. Just have money
Being poor is a crime with consequence in Naija

Feminists, please do not let this woman down.

Going by his resistance to fresh autopsy, it is clear who killed the man. A clear conscience fears no accusation

The agony the widow is going through fighting for justice.

an autopsy should be carried out again on the corpse to know what happened. Is there no CCTV in the office? Why did the ediot rush to court to uphold the first autopsy? He should be pick up for interrogation

This is the Nigeria some people always wanted, they only claimed they were fighting for the good of Nigeria but today they are in power...

Matter long.. no be small case

Its not rocket science to see that this man was killed unlawfully.

Na wa

Things dea happen

Double wahala for dead body and the owner. Chai !


If you have the means......JAPA ooooo

APC again...tueh

The owner of company has a case to answer and this case should not be swept under the carpet due his status in the society.

OK ,



something is wrong somewhere ,



and the situation requires thorough investigation .




Princess Faith Chukwu

But she’s the wife nao?

Can’t she know the truth?

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Deji Adeyanju and that exconvict lawyer go rush see am as e mention APC. Fighting for the masses abi catching cruise.

Nope! Deji won't because nobody was locked up for abusing Tinubu and his family.

Hmmm ,orisirisi

frankson1:



Nope! Deji won't because nobody was locked up for abusing Tinubu and his family.

Audacity. This country sha

What kind of job does the manager leave home to attend at 2.30am in the morning?

There's a whole lot wrong in this story/news report.

Why is the owner of the business against a second autopsy? What is he hiding?

This country is so scary, it just takes a rich person to give police money and then they start fumbling with investigation till they deny the common man justice