Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the maintenance of status quo ante bellum in a N100 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against Alhaji Abiodun Jimoh Ishola (popularly known as Ejigbadero), the newly inaugurated Chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, and seven others.

The applicant in the suit, marked FHC/L/CS/1146/2025, is A. Odumosu.

The respondents are the Police Service Commission (PSC); the Inspector-General of Police (IGP); the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department (Force CID), Annex Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos State; CSP Lasisi Babatunde (Personal Assistant to the AIG, FCID Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos State) and ASP Salihu Kadiri, Investigating Police Officer (IPO), FCID Annex, Alagbon.

Others are Mr Akande Adeolu Olukayode; Mr. Samuel Obafemi Adebowale; and the LCDA Chairman, Alhaji Abiodun Jimoh Ishola (Ejigbadero), as the eight respondents.

Justice Dipeolu granted the order after hearing a motion ex parte filed and moved by the applicant’s counsel, Clement Onwuenwunor (SAN).

In the motion ex parte, the applicant sought several reliefs, all of which were granted, including an order “maintaining status quo and staying all actions pending the determination of the substantive suit.”

In the substantive suit, the applicant seeks a declaration that any further attempt to arrest and detain him, following his previous arrest on May 20, 2025, by the 1st to 4th respondents at the instigation of the 5th to 7th respondents, constitutes a violation of his fundamental right under Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution (as altered), and Article 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

He wants the court to declare such action illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional, null, void, and of no effect.

According to him, his harassment stems from a misleading claim of ownership of his property—purportedly sold to the respondents by one Mr Oluseyi Jeremiah Olagoke Adebayo, notwithstanding the pendency of charge MIK/X/27/2025 – COP v. Akande Adeolu Olukayode before the Magistrate Court of Lagos State, Ogba Magisterial District.

He is also seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the 1st to 4th respondents, their agents, servants, and privies from further arresting or detaining him at the instigation of the 5th to 7th respondents over the said property at Plot 15, Block 5, Fiyidami Kaseem Street, Magodo Phase 1, Isheri, Lagos State.

The applicant further seeks N100 million in damages jointly and severally against the respondents for his arrest, detention, and further attempts to arrest and detain him.

He also seeks an order directing the respondents to issue a written apology to him, to be published in a national newspaper within one week of the judgment, as well as any other orders the court may deem fit in the circumstances.

Hearing of the substantive matter has been adjourned to October 22, 2025.