Ex- Ondo Lawmaker, Arowele, sues IGP, over arrest hours before primaries

over arrest hours before primaries
By Dayo Johnson Akure 
Hon. Ayodeji Arowele, a two-term member of the Ondo State House of Assembly and APC aspirant for Owo/Ose Federal Constituency, has sued the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force over his arrest a few hours before the party’s primaries on May 16, 2026.
Arowele, through his lawyer Chief Kunle Ijalana, filed the suit under Order 11 Rules 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules. 
Defendants include the NPF, ASP Ebito Ephraim, CSP Hilary Mazi, and Mr Yusuf Sanya Isiaka, who allegedly instigated the petition against him.
The former lawmaker told the court that the arrest violated h...