Myson Nejo, a lawyer based in Abuja who accused Rivers State Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Adewole of protecting a crude oil theft suspect, has sued the police chief for allegedly violating his rights.
Mr Nejo filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, accusing Mr Adewole of violating his fundamental rights to liberty, dignity, and property.
PREMIUM TIMES reported on Sunday Mr Nejo’s petition to President Bola Tinubu and others, a precursor to his legal action, alleging that he became a target of Mr Adewole’s actions after exposing a crude oil theft in Rivers State.
The petition, dated 17 October and copied to the Minister of Police Affairs, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), and the Police Service Commission, claimed that Mr Adewole protected Jide Afolabi, Managing Director of Nathern Energy Products and Allied Services Ltd, from prosecution for alleged crude oil theft.
In his fundamental rights enforcement suit filed through his lawyer, Vincent Adodo, on Tuesday, Mr Nejo sought multiple
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