Court dismisses application by daughter of ABC Transport Founder, Ihuoma Nneji, to set aside warrant of arrest

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, presided implicit by Hon. Justice M. G. Umar, successful a ruling delivered on 16 June 2026, dismissed an exertion filed by Ihuoma Julia Nneji seeking to acceptable speech the warrant of apprehension antecedently issued against her.

It volition beryllium recalled that the Nigeria Police Force had, connected 16 April 2025, declared Ms. Nneji wanted implicit alleged offences of transgression defamation, injurious falsehood, and cyberstalking of Abuja based lawyer Barr. Henry Uzochukwu.

Ms. Nneji, girl of Chief Frank Nneji, Founder of ABC Transport, had approached the tribunal to vacate the warrant of apprehension granted against her successful favour of the Inspector General of Police successful suit fig FHC/ABJ/CR/627/25. However, successful its ruling, the tribunal recovered nary merit successful her application, emphasizing that it could not restrain the constabulary from carrying retired its statutory duties. Consequently, the exertion was dismissed successful its entirety.

The latest determination indicates that the warrant of apprehension issued and published against Ms. Nneji connected 16 April, 2025 remains valid, adjacent as 

the tribunal has authorized the constabulary to bash its job. 

The tribunal besides ordered that the applicant should consequently taxable herself to the constabulary for continuation of the investigation. 

It, however, remains to beryllium seen whether Ms. Nneji volition voluntarily surrender herself to the authorities successful compliance with the subsistin...