Former Caretaker Chairman of Irewole Local Government, Osun State, Babajide Jooda, has filed a N500 million fundamental rights suit against Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, and former Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin.
Jooda accused the police of declaring him wanted in February 2026 based on a forged court order.
He argued that advertorials signed by Hundeyin and published in national newspapers, alleging terrorism, illegal possession of firearms, and culpable homicide were unlawful.
The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, also listed the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Police Service Commission, Osun State Commissioner of Police, the Intelligence Response Team, and several judicial officers as respondents.
Jooda, who was previously arrested in connection with the murder of reinstated Irewole LG chairman Remi Abass but later released, said the police had filed and withdrawn multiple charges against him.
He maintained that his name was struck out in subsequent cases, yet he was still declared wanted.Calling the move politically motivated, Jooda demanded N250 million in general damages and another N250 million in exemplary damages.
He also petitioned the Minister of Police Affairs, insisting that the publications defamed him and requesting a public apology alongside N50 million compensation.
According to his lawyer, Chiemeka Okereke, the arrest warrant used against Jooda was “forged and fake,” and its use in police bulletins amounted to oppression and character assassination.
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