Ex-Ondo lawmaker sues IGP, police over arrest hours before APC primaries

..Seeks N50m Damages
By Dayo Johnson, Akure
A former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly and All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the Owo/Ose Federal Constituency, Hon. Ayodeji Arowele, has dragged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to court over his arrest a few hours before the party’s primary election on May 16, 2026.
Arowele, a two-term lawmaker, is seeking N50 million in damages for what he described as the violation of his fundamental rights.
The suit, filed through his counsel, Chief Kunle Ijalana, was brought under Order 11 Rules 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules.
Named as defendants i...