The leader of Movement for Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Ralph Uwazuruike, on Wednesday instituted a civil action against the Nigeria Police force, Tigerbase, Shell Camp, Owerri, over what he described as the abuse of his human rights.
The suit was filed at the High Court of Imo State sitting in Owerri.
Ralph Uwazuruike is seeking a judicial protection of his constitutional rights to liberty and freedom of movement following repeated police invitations linked to a land dispute already pending before a court.
According to the court documents obtained by our correspondent, and filed by his Counsel, M. O. Anyanwu Eşq, under fundamental rights enforcement application, Suit No: HOW/57/2026, Uwazuruike is demanding among other reliefs, for the honourable court to declare his Police summon as unlawful, and to restrain any further attempts to arrest or detain him over the same land matter.
He is also demanding the sum of ₦100,000,000 as general damages for the alleged infringement of his constitutional rights.
The suit listed the İmo State Police Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Oladimeji Odeyiwa (Commander Tigerbase Owerri), the Nigeria Police Force, Supol Onyeka and Police Service Commission, as respondents.
Uwazuruike argued that continued Police involvement in a land matter already before a court of competent jurisdiction is unconstitutional and a violation of his liberty and freedom of movement.
The legal action is connected to an ongoing land dispute already pending before the High Court in Suit No: HOW/127/2026, currently being handled by Honourable Justice Eke.
Uwazuruike maintained that the matter is already pending before the court and should proceed strictly through judicial channels.
The Police invitation extended to Uwazuruike followed the earlier detention of four persons associated with MASSOB over the same land matter.
Uwazuruike’s legal team had insisted that law enforcement agencies have no authority to adjudicate over civil land disputes already under judicial consideration unless clearly defined.
In a statement issued to newsmen and signed by his Director of information, Mazi Chris Mocha, Uwazuruike described his decision to seek judicial redress.
