…accuses police of intimidation, threat of arrest, infringement on fundamental human rights
Following the allegations of bribery and financial inducement in connection with the Selection of a new Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebu Land and police invitation to the kingmakers, the Olori Ebi of Fusengbuwa Agunsebi Ile Nla of Ijebu Ode, Otunba Oladokun Ajidagba has dragged the Nigeria Police Force to court for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.
Following a recent police invitation, Chief Ajidagba moved to clarify his specific role within the royal structure and filing a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Nigeria Police Force.
Addressing newsmen following the filing of his lawsuit at the High Court of Justice Ogun State in the Ijebu-Ode Judicial Division, Chief Ajidagba clarified the allegations that led to his invitation by the police.
He asserted that his involvement in family matters has been misinterpreted by detractors, saying he is not a kingmaker but the Olori Ebi of Fusengbuwa Ile Nla Agunsebi Ijebu Ode.
He recalled that nine Ijebu-Ode kingmakers were reported in the media to have been summoned by the police over bribery allegations, expressing surprise that the police later extended the invitation to him despite not being a kingmaker.
He explained, “I’m not a kingmaker and I’m not acting as one because I am Olori Ebi whose role is focused on internal administration, lineage preservation, and family unity while a kingmaker is a distinct traditional office vested with legal authority to elect or install a monarch.
“The invitation by the police is intimidation, threat to arrest me and infringe on my fundamental rights.”
Chief Ajidagba also recalled that the Nigeria Police Force stormed his residence at Molipa with heavy armed operatives with the intention to harass, arrest and detain him without any justification.
He further revealed that a filed suit Number M/28/2026 at High Court of Justice seeks to restrain the police from arresting or detaining him, citing a breach of his fundamental human rights.
