An Osogbo-based legal practitioner, Lekan Alabi, and two others have dragged the Nigeria Police Service Commission, the Inspector-General of Police and 10 other respondents before a Federal High Court, seeking ₦5 billion in general damages over alleged violations of their fundamental human rights.

The applicants accused the respondents of subjecting them to persistent threats, intimidation and harassment, which they alleged had put their lives in jeopardy.

The suit, titled “Application for the Enforcement of the Fundamental Rights of Lekan Alabi, Mistura Busari and Najeem Popoola to Life, Personal Liberty, Dignity of the Person and Freedom of Movement,” is supported by statements of facts pursuant to Order II, Rule 3 of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009.

In their application for reliefs, dated October 2, 2026, the three applicants are seeking an order of the Federal High Court declaring their alleged incessant harassment unconstitutional and a violation of their fundamental rights to personal liberty and freedom of movement as guaranteed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The police officers listed among the respondents include DCP Alade Zaccheaus, CSP Jerry Ademuwagun, CSP Clement Eludire and Inspector Oyejide Kazeem, all of the Osun State Police Command.

The other named respondents are Kabiru Adeoye Ajisope, popularly known as KABTOK; Taiwo Ajibade; Akeem Bakare; Muili Folorunso; Hamzat Adeyanju; and Mr U. F. Muhammed.

The applicants alleged that their continued intimidation by the police was being orchestrated by Kabiru Adeoye Ajisope and five others. They contended that the alleged harassment was predicated on a series of false allegations relating to the execution of a judgment concerning a parcel of land, which they said was covered by a valid order obtained in 1977.

In a 12-paragraph affidavit filed in support of their application, the applicants alleged that persistent threats to their lives and physical attacks on the judgment land, located along the Osogbo–Ikirun Road in Osogbo, constituted violations of their constitutionally guaranteed rights.

They cited Sections 33, 34, 35, 41, 43 and 46 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, in support of their application.

The applicants are asking the court to restrain all the respondents from further interference in matters relating to the judgment on the disputed land, particularly through what they described as the promotion of false allegations intended to frustrate the enforcement of a judicial decision.

They further alleged that the first six respondents, who are expected to uphold the law and maintain public order, were being influenced to assume roles that encroach upon the functions of the judiciary.

According to the applicants, such alleged conduct is particularly troubling given the ongoing court proceedings concerning the land.

Consequently, they are seeking an order restraining the respondents from further harassment through the police or any other means.

They are also asking the court to compel the respondents to pay ₦5 billion in general damages as compensation for the alleged infringement of their constitutionally guaranteed rights to personal liberty, dignity of the person and freedom of movement. (Guardian)