Represented by Norrison Quakers
(SAN), the families filed the suit on the grounds of negligence on the
part of the respondents who also include Commissioner for Justice, Lagos
State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, the Lagos Public Works
Corporation, Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, the Federal
Government, the Attorney General of the Federation among others.
According to the Punch, the families are seeking damages in the sum of N10 billion on the basis that the respondents “breached the fundamental rights of the victims as enshrined in the constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples rights.”Also, “The applicants are urging the court to declare that the respondents failed in their lawful duty of installing, maintaining and enforcing adequate safeguards to ensure the right to life, personal and human dignity, good health and family harmony.”
Source: Punch
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