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Tinubu, Okpebholo, IGP, DSS Boss, others dragged to court over Peter Obi’s security, safety
The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the hearing of a suit seeking to compel President Bola Tinubu to provide maximum security for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1648/2026, is seeking, among other reliefs, a declaration that Obi has the fundamental right to life and to live without fear, discrimination, threats of assassination, intimidation or any form of harassment, as guaranteed under Section 33(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The applicants are also asking the court to declare that Obi “must not be subjected to politically motivated coercion, threat to life, bullying, harassment, assault, intimidation and victimisation whatsoever by any arm of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or any authority, person, individual or group, agents/agencies of the Federal Government or government of any sub-regional state, on the grounds of his political ideology, ethnicity and religion; or for any reason whatsoever.”
The suit also referenced alleged threats made against Obi by the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo.
Specifically, the applicants urged the court to declare that “the threats by the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, that Mr Peter Obi’s life and security are not guaranteed in Edo State and that Mr Peter Obi should not step into Edo State without getting clearance from him are empty, not backed by law, anti-democratic, illegal, unlawful and tantamount to executive rascality, infantile politicking and power drunkenness.”
The legal action was instituted by two lawyers, Mr Okere Kingdom Nnamdi and Mr Joseph Enemona Amen, alongside a non-governmental organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of Rights For All, which is listed as the third applicant.
President Bola Tinubu is the first defendant in the suit, while the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State are listed as the second to sixth defendants.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.
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