A protracted legal battle between a judgment creditor, Kunle Rotimi, and the National Universities Commission (NUC) has taken a fresh turn, with the petitioner seeking police intervention over what he describes as persistent disobedience of a subsisting court order.

Rotimi has formally petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, accusing top officials of the commission of contempt of court and urging immediate enforcement of a Court of Appeal judgment delivered in his favour.

In the petition dated March 2, 2026, and submitted the same day at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Rotimi recalled that the Court of Appeal, Lagos, had in a final ruling on June 28, 2024, ordered the NUC to reinstate him and pay all outstanding entitlements, including salaries, emoluments, allowances and benefits accruing from 1996 up to the date of judgment.

However, nearly two years after the verdict, the petitioner alleged that the commission had failed to comply with the court’s directive, describing the development as a flagrant violation of the rule of law and the Nigerian Constitution.

Rotimi further accused the head of the NUC legal unit of acting in concert with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who defended the commission to frustrate the execution of the judgment.

He alleged that the duo conspired to file court processes laden with perjury and forgery in a bid to obstruct justice.

According to him, the alleged actions have effectively stalled enforcement of the judgment for over 21 months, despite its finality.

The petitioner stressed that the Police, as the country’s foremost law enforcement institution, has both the constitutional responsibility and authority to ensure compliance with court orders.

He, therefore, urged the IGP to compel the NUC management to obey the ruling without further delay.

Expressing confidence in the integrity of the police, Rotimi maintained that continued disobedience of valid court orders by a federal agency undermines public trust in the justice system and erodes institutional credibility.

He added that he had previously reported the commission’s counsel to several authorities, including the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, the Nigerian Bar Association, as well as the Ministries of Education and Justice, and even UNESCO, over alleged misconduct ranging from perjury to concealment of material facts.

Rotimi called on the NUC to safeguard its institutional reputation by complying with the court’s directive, warning against what he described as further waste of public funds in prolonging a matter already decided by a competent court.