A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has restrained the Imo State Government, security agencies and the chairmen of Ideato North and Ideato South local government areas of the state from interfering with the rallies, meetings and other civic activities of the member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere.
Justice Kayode Agunloye issued the interim injunction following an ex parte application filed by Ugochinyere through his counsel, Chizubor Ezike, in suit number FCT/HC/CV/153/2026 and Motion No. M/481/2026.
In the court order dated July 20, 2026, and made available to our correspondent on Friday in Abuja, Justice Agunloye restrained the defendants, their agents, officers, staff or anyone acting on their behalf from “destroying, dismantling, defacing, cutting down or ordering for the removal and/or demolition” of billboards and signages installed by the lawmaker across Ideato North and South Federal Constituencies of Imo State.
The judge also barred them from “stopping, barring, denying access to, sealing off or preventing the claimant and/or his supporters” from using venues for peaceful rallies, processions, campaigns, meetings and other civic activities within Ideato Federal Constituency or elsewhere in Imo State.
