In petitions submitted to the IGP, RULAAC’s Executive Director Okechukwu Nwanguma cited the Nigeria Police Force’s repeated failure to produce defendants for arraignment in two cases and alleged interference by senior officers in a land dispute involving Okpogho Community.
RULAAC expressed concern over delays in cases FHC/EN/CR/84/2025: IGP v. Kingsley Eze & 2 Others, and FHC/EN/CR/222/2024: IGP v. Alex Ifeadi & 2 Others, both pending before the Federal High Court in Enugu.
The charges followed investigations by the Force Intelligence Department, Abuja, and the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Enugu. Despite the filings, defendants have not been produced for arraignment, the group said.
RULAAC recalled that when the matters came up May 20, 2026, the court expressed concern over the prosecution’s inability to present the defendants and adjourned to June 18, 2026.
“Such delays deny victims access to justice, frustrate the judicial process and create perceptions of interference with the course of justice,” RULAAC said.
In a separate petition, RULAAC asked for an independent investigation into CSP Justice Attah, Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate of Legal Services, Enugu State Police Command, over his alleged role in a long-running land dispute between Okpogho Community in Ezeagu Local Government Area and Ostara Farms Limited.
The group said multiple civil suits on ownership are pending, yet the matter has become the subject of criminal investigations that raise questions about police neutrality.
RULAAC also noted similarities with an earlier dispute involving Amechi and Obeagu Awkunanaw communities and Private Estates International West Africa Limited, both reportedly linked to promoter Kingsley Tobechukwu Eze.
“Reports suggesting the selective criminalization of community members opposed to the disputed land transaction, if established, would constitute a grave abuse of police powers,” the organization said.
RULAAC urged the IGP to ensure immediate production of defendants, direct the Police Monitoring Unit to review investigations from the Okpogho dispute, and investigate allegations against CSP Attah and other officers. It also asked the police to examine broader involvement in land disputes linked to companies associated with Eze, review any criminal proceedings started without sufficient evidence, and impose disciplinary measures where officers abused powers.
“Police have a constitutional duty to protect all citizens without fear or favour. Criminal justice processes must never be manipulated to serve private interests or deny communities access to justice.”
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