Arrest warrant: Ex-LG boss slams N500m suit on IG, former Force spokesman

A erstwhile Caretaker Local Government Chairman of Irewole Council, Osun State, Babajide Jooda, has slammed a N500 cardinal suit against the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, and a erstwhile Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, for declaring him wanted based connected a purportedly forged tribunal order.

In a cardinal quality rights suit filed astatine the Federal High Court, Abuja, the applicant besides listed arsenic respondents the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Police Service Commission, the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, the Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, Abuja, erstwhile Chief Magistrate, Karu, Ahmed Ndajiwo, the Registrar, Chief Magistrate Court, Karu, Muktar Yusuf, Abass Oladipupo and 11 constabulary officers.

Jooda contended that the apprehension warrant and the advertorials signed by Hundeyin and published successful large nationalist newspapers declaring him wanted successful February 2026 for terrorism, amerciable possession of firearms and culpable homicide, were illegal, stating that the tribunal bid which purportedly authorised the publications was forged.

Jooda was arrested alo...