A woman, Doris Ojuederie, has approached the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, seeking an order restraining the Nigeria Police Force from further arresting, detaining, harassing or intimidating her over a dispute linked to her planned marriage.

Ojuederie and her fiancé, Ifeanyi Ezenwaogene, filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, the Police Service Commission and other police officers.

They also joined Mrs Fibiawari Jonathan as a respondent, alleging that she had used or procured the police to harass them over their relationship.

In a motion ex parte filed through their counsel, Terkaa J. Aondo, the applicants are seeking interim orders restraining the police from arresting, detaining, threatening, intimidating or otherwise interfering with their personal liberty, freedom of movement and privacy pending the determination of the substantive suit.

They are also asking the court to restrain Jonathan from procuring or instigating their arrest or detention.

In an affidavit filed in support of the application, Ojuederie alleged that police officers had threatened to confiscate her international passport and impose restrictions on her international travel.

She said the threats followed her arrest and detention on August 6, 2026, after which she was released on bail.

She stated: “Since I left the station on the 6th of August, 2026, the police through the 8th and 9th respondents have been calling me persistently threatening to arrest, seize my phones, international passport and detain me.”

Ojuederie alleged that the dispute was largely connected to her proposed marriage to Ezenwaogene. She said she had introduced Jonathan to her fiancé but later discovered that Jonathan had allegedly developed an interest in him.

She further claimed that she reported the matter to Jonathan’s husband after allegedly discovering an affair between Jonathan and her fiancé.

The applicant alleged that on July 10, armed police officers arrived at her residence in Jabi, Abuja, accompanied by Jonathan, and attempted to gain access to her apartment.

She said she was subsequently arrested at her residence on August 6 and taken to the National Cybercrime Centre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja.

According to her, the police seized her phones for forensic examination and allegedly pressured her to write a statement without the presence of her lawyer.

She also alleged that the officers compelled her to apologise to Jonathan.

Ojuederie said the repeated police actions had left her “in constant fear” of another arrest and affected her ability to move freely and live peacefully in her home.

She further alleged that her fiancé had also been invited and harassed by the police in connection with the dispute.

In their written address, the applicants’ counsel argued that their fundamental rights guaranteed under Sections 34, 35, 41 and 46 of the 1999 Constitution were under threat.

Counsel submitted that an interim injunction was necessary to preserve the status quo and prevent the subject matter of the suit from being rendered nugatory.

The applicants maintained that the dispute was essentially civil and matrimonial in nature and urged the court to shield them from further arrest, detention, passport seizure and restrictions on their freedom of movement.

They, however, acknowledged that the proposed injunction would not prevent the police from investigating “any genuine criminal offence disclosed by credible evidence” or taking lawful steps in accordance with due process.

When the matter came up on August 25, 2026, the court directed the applicants to put the respondents on notice and adjourned the case until September 8, 2026, for hearing.