Seven out of the alleged 76 deportees deported by the Lagos State Government have filed a suit in a Lagos Federal High Court against the Lagos State Government .

The seven out of the deportees whose names were given as follows; Nnenna Ogbonna, Joseph Aniebonam, Osondu Mbuto, Osondu Agwu, Emily Okoroariri, Friday Ndukwe and Onyeka Ugwu ia said to have applied for the suit on behalf of the 76 others.

CEOAFRICA news desk gathered that the applicants has in the motion filed by their lawyer, Ugo Ugwunnadi, asked the court to declare that they, as Nigerian citizens were entitled to the enjoyment of their fundamental rights as provided for in Sections 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41 and 42 of the 1999 constitution, as amended.

The applicants are also seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents, their agents, workers and officers from their further deportation or refusing them free entry into Lagos and free exit.

They further request for an order mandating the respondents to tender a written apology to them by publishing the apology in three national newspapers continuously for 30 days, from the date of the first publication, for unlawful and gross violation of their constitutional rights.

The applicants however, noted that the issue for determination is whether the action of the respondents in arresting, detaining and their subsequent deportation from Lagos to Onitsha, Anambra state was justified in law, in view of the supreme provisions of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.

The hearing is scheduled to be presided over by Justice Anumogobia by January 29, 2014.