ABDULAI LADJO MANE (PLAINTIFF) vs. DIRECTOR OF NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD AND ATTORNEY GENERAL (DEFENDANTS)

The plaintiff has two claims against the defendants. They are (1) an order directed at the 1st defendant to release the sum of US $12000.00 and one Nokia 72/i phone seized to the plaintiff and (2) damages for unlawful arrest. Plaintiff says he is a Guinea - Bissau national and holds that passport. On 12/01/05, plaintiff arrived at Kotoka International Airport aboard a South African Airline. He said he was in transit to Bamako, Mali. Whiles going through departure formalities, the officers of 1st defendant arrested him on suspicion that he was a Nigerian and was in possession of narcotic drugs. His language was searched but nothing was found. His body was also searched. Again nothing was found. He was taken through x-ray examination at the 37 Military Hospital but nothing was revealed. 1st defendant's officers then seized his US $12000.00 and Nokia phone before he was detained at the Cantonments Police Station for 10 days. This is the basis of plaintiff's claim against the defenda...