The matters have been formally fixed for hearing before the court on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has filed four landmark public interest lawsuits before the High Court of Imo State in Owerri, accusing the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, popularly known as ‘Tiger Base,’ of torture, arbitrary arrest, forced labour, illegal extrajudicial killings, extortion, and the enforced disappearance of infants.
The four fundamental rights enforcement suits, obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, were filed on July 21, 2026, by RULAAC's lead counsel, Chinedu Agu, on behalf of eight victims.
The suits name as respondents the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, the Police Service Commission, the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, the Commander of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, ACP Oladimeji Odeyeyiwa, and several operational officers attached to the unit.
The matters have been formally fixed for hearing before the court on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
