Martin Gegenheimer

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Alleged unlawful detention: Court orders CBN to pay German N63.7m, $10000 awarded against FG

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay a German, Martin Gegenheimer, the sum of N63.7 million and $10, 000 awarded against the Federal Government for alleged unlawful arrest and detention by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, ordered the CBN to deduct the amount from…