A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has scheduled December 10, 2024, for judgment in a N1.06 billion fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by one Steven Amos and his wife Doris against the Lagos State Government over the disappearance of their mentally challenged son, Kingsley Amos, 14 years ago.
The suit centres on the alleged illegal arrest, detention, and possible death of Kingsley Amos, who disappeared after being taken into custody by Lagos State agents in 2010.
The Amos family, represented by their counsel, Eze Alala, argued that Kingsley, who was undergoing treatment for mental illness, was taken without their knowledge during a raid by the Lagos State authorities in the Ojodu area.
He was later found at the Majidun Rehabilitation Centre, but on April 14, 2010, officials informed the family that Kingsley, along with others, had been transferred to an undisclosed location. Kingsley has not been seen since.
Justice L.A.F. Oluyemi fixed the judgment date following the respondents’ failure to defend the matter since it was filed and served.
