LARDI'S 2020 Pro Bono Cases

19th, December, 2020 by LARDI

2020 was a hard year for everyone. It was hard still for drug arrestees awaiting trial. We felt as a group, we should do our best to carry on with our mandate of providing free legal services to indigent drug arrestees.

And that we did and did quite well.

Below is a list of cases LARDI members across Nigeria were involved in. Despite the odds and challenges we faced, we handled 75 new cases. The list is categorized according to states.

We thank the UNODC for their support. They provided us with free Continuous Legal Training on Defence of the Rights of Drug Arrestees and Criminal Trials of Drug Offences, ensuring that we have the requisite training to effectively provide free legal services to our clients.

Abuja (FCT)

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. OMALE IBOYI S	FHC/ABJ/CR/164/2020
FRN V. AHMED IBRAHIM	FHC/ABJ/CR/162/2020
FRN V. SANI ABDULLAHI	FHC/ABJ/CR/163/2020
FRN V. SANI ABDULLAHI	FHC/ABJ/CR/02/2020
FRN V. YAKUBU ALI	FHC/ABJ/CR/246/2019
FRN V. JENNIFER NWOKE	NIL
FRN V. GAMBO ALHAJI U	FHC/ABJ/CR/247/2019

 

Adamawa State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. IBRAHIM AHMED	FHC/YL/54C/2019
FRN V. HAMMADU BELLO	FHC/YL/50C/2019

 

Benue State

 

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. OSSAI FRANK	FHC/MKD/CR/103/2017
FRN V. ZENDESHA HUMBAOR	FHC/MKD/CR/09/2020
FRN V. CEPHA AGBANYI& OR	FHC/MKD/CR/36/2019
FRN V. MSAAN AWUA	FHC/MKD/CR/21/2020
FRN V. CHIANGI ZUNG	FHC/MKD/CR/10/2020
FRN V. ATESE APIR	FHC/MKD/CR/18/2020
FRN V. SOLOMON AGUDU	FHC/MKD/CR/81/2020

Borno State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. MUHAMMAD MUSTAPHA	FHC/MG/CR/17/2015
FRN V. MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA	FHC/MG/35C/2019
FRN V. MUSTAPHA AHMED	FHC/MG/17C/2020

 

Delta State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. EFEANYI ENEMUSE	FHC/ASB/9C/2020
FRN V. GEORGE JOSHUA U	FHC/ASB/33C/2020
FRN V. EMEKA UGOCHUKWU	FHC/ASB/32C/2020
FRN V. MIGANGAN O. & OYE S	FHC/WR/7C/2016
FRN V. IFEANYI ODUGU	FHC/ASB/5C/2020
FRN V. AUWAL BELLO	FHC/ASB/10C/2020
FRN V. FESTUS GODWILL	FHC/WR/8C/2020
FRN VJOMBU OMOYIBA	FHC/WR/7C/2020
FRN CHIGBUEOGU SAMUEL	FHC/ASB/7C/2020

 

Ebonyi State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. IDAM OGBUNNIA	FHC/AI/9C/2020

 

Edo State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. FERDINAND EFRNJI	FHC/B/CR/19C/2020
FRN V. CHUKWU IBE	FHC/B/CR/19C/2020
FRN V. OMOH EBOIHETE	FHC/B/CR/119C/2019

 

Gombe State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. DANJUMA MUHAMMED	FHC/GM/4C/2020
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA VS MUSA RABIU	FHC/GM/19C/2020

 

Imo State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. IFEANYI OBOM	FHC/OW/82C/2020

 

Jigawa State

 

Case Title	Case Number
C.O.P V. MUHAMMAD MUH,D	CR/321/2020
C.O.P V. ADAMU UMAR	CR/204/2020
A.G.N V. AHMAD M. & YUSUF A	JDU/CMC/CR/339/2020
COP V JIBRIN TAFIDA	JDU/CR/379/2020
COP V. ABDULLAHI AMINU	JDU/CR/380/2020

 

Kano State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. ALHAJI MUHAMMAD	FHC/KN/CR/166/2020
FRN V. MUSBAHU MAMMAN	FHC/KN/CR/82/2019

 

Kaduna State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. CHRISTOPHER OJOBO	FHC/KD/13C/2020
FRN V. INNOCENT OTACHE	FHC/KD/26C/2020
FRN V. MISHAK BAKER	FHC/KD/7C/2020
FRN V. SULEIMAN DAUDA	FHC/KD/9C/2020
FRN V. FATIMA MUSA	FHC/KD/8C/2020
FRN V. ABDULHAMID IBRAHIM	FHC/KD/51C/2019

 

Kwara State

Case Title	Case Number
C.O.P V. HAMEED AZIZ & 2 OTHERS	MCO/28C/2020

 

Lagos State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. NELSON ANAYO IBEBILO	FHC/09C/2020

 

Niger State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. SULAIMAN MOHAMMED	FHC/MN/CR/43/2019
FRN V. GARBA SHUAIBU	FHC/MN/CR/02/2020

 

Oyo State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. SADIQ RAMONI	FHC/IB/83C/2020
FRN V. PROMISE JOHN	FHC/IB/76C/2020
FRN V. OBASANYA GBENGA	FHC/IB/99C/2019
FRN V. SAMSON DAVID	FHC/IB/5C/2020
FRN V. NWAIKU AND 2 OTHERS	FHC/IB/188C/2019
FRN V. ADEYEMO SEUN	FHC/IB/2C/2020
FRN V. SHARIF TUNDE	FHC/IB/6C/2020

 

Rivers State

Case Title	Case Number
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA V. ISAAC GEORGE TOM	FHC/PH/340c/2019

Sokoto State

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. IBRAHIM SHAFIU	FHC/S/12C/2019
FRN V. ZAYYANU ALIYU	FHC/S/11C/2019

 

Taraba State

 

Case Title	Case Number
FRN V. TERPESA JOHN	FHC/JAL/CR/24/2020
FRN V. JOSEPH JOHN	FHC/JAL/CR/22/2020
FRN V. INUWA BALA	FHC/JAL/CR/27/2020
FRN V. FEDELIS ALEXANDER	FHC/JAL/CR/26/2020
FRN V. BUBA MUHAMMED	FHC/JAL/CR/10/2020
FRN V. MUSTAPHA USMAN	FHC/JAL/CR/11/2020
FRN V. MUSA AHMADU	FHC/JAL/CR/5/2020
FRN V. MUSA AHMADU	FHC/JAL/CR/4/2020
FRN V. ABDULMUTALI TINUSA	FHC/JAL/CR/8/2020
FRN V. WISDOM ADAMSON	FHC/JAL/CR/7/2020
FRN V. HARISU UMAR	FHC/JAL/CR/6/2020

 

Yobe State

Case Title	Case Number
C.O.P V. MUHAMMAD ADAMU	YBS/BMC/CMC/19C/2020
C.O.P V. MUSA IDI	YBS/BMC/CMC/26C/2020

That's a wrap for 2020.

We don't know what 2021 holds but one thing we are sure of is our unwavering zeal in helping drug arrestees. Why you ask? Its simple, drug use is a medical problem and health challenge. Yet, they are entitled to their basic constitutionally guaranteed rights to health and fair trial. Drug users need help in breaking/stopping their addiction. Treating them like criminals will not solve the problem.

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