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Bash Ali sues sports minister, seeks N1 billion damages

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International boxing champion, Bash Ali has filed a N1 billion suit against the minister of sports before a High Court of Abuja, over the alleged violation of his fundamental human rights.

Listed as respondents in the suit, apart from the sports minister are, Nansel Nimyel, Inspector General of Police, Charles Boga and one Mr Joseph.

The athlete is asking for the sum of N1 billion as compensatory damages and public apology in two national newspapers for the violation on February 13, 2017. He is also asking for the sum of N8 million as cost of litigation.

In his affidavit in support of the application, the plaintiff claimed that Police officers attached to the office of the minister assaulted him on that date.

“On February 10, 2017, I and my Local Organizing Committee went to the office of the Minister where we were told by the acting Permanent Secretary that the Minister has asked that I should come on February 13, 2017 and that everything will be resolved on that day.

“By 8am on February 13, we again went to the office of the Minister and we were asked by the 2nd respondent to wait as the Minister was very busy in his office. And we waited till 1:45pm when a foreign visitor walked in and after exchanging pleasantries with me, the doors to the office of the Minister were thrown open to him,”he alleged.

Ali stated further that he protested and was shouted down by the 2nd respondent and was pushed out of the office before the policemen attached to the office pounced on him.

“Members of the police led by the (second respondent) Special Assistant to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Nansel Nimyel, assaulted and beat me up. They hit me to the ground with the butt of their guns and pummeled me into a state of unconsciousness,”he claimed.

No date has been fixed for hearing.

 

Source: The Guardian

Bash Ali Trains Boko Haram And Armed Robbery Suspects At Kuje Prison

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Reports has it  that World Boxing Federation, WBF cruiserweight champion, Nigerian Bashiru Lawrence Ali, OON, who had since last month been remanded at Kuje Prison in Abuja has turned into a boxing trainer, taking suspects on the rudiments of the trade within prison.

Bash Ali has been having a running battle with the Managing Director of NEXIM Bank, Robert Orya and he was taken to a Wuse Zone 6 Senior Magistrates’ Court in Abuja over a six-count charge of joint act of abetment, criminal trespass, and obstruction in public way at NEXCIM Bank headquarters.

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He was granted bail on two occasions by the court on 19 February and 4 March, but the Edo State-born boxer told the court and his lawyer, Mr. Agbonlahor Anthony that he preferred to stay in Kuje Prison till the next hearing, 2 April.

The boxer had stated that NEXIM Bank’s MD had disobeyed the order of President Goodluck Jonathan that the bank should provide the sum of $30 million for his Guinness Book of World Record fight,but that Orya allegedly demanded a bribe from him. He said he wants to use his stay at the prison to protest the corruption at NEXIM Bank.

It was gathered that since Bash Ali has been in the prison he has been using his time to train some suspects held for being Boko Haram  members and armed robbery the art of boxing.

In a text message he sent out from the prison, Ali said: “Boko Haram, armed robbers, etc have all agreed to forget about gun and bombs to embrace boxing, I hope FG will give them the opportunity to excel in that which corruption denied me. I have been in Kuje Prison since 19 February and have been teaching them boxing as a way of making a livelihood when they leave prison. I train them at 9a.m and 3p.m.”