Ihuoma Julia Nneji on Tuesday called for a withdrawal by Nigerian police through the National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF NCCC) in Abuja on Tuesday within 48 hours, and within 48 hours.
Nneji also requested a written apology by the NPF NCCC within the same period.
She made the request through her lawyer, Pillar Rest. He asked law enforcement to direct law enforcement to remove special police gazettes that declare their clients’ “hope.”
The letter from Nneji’s lawyer is entitled “Report of “Illegal Public Declaration” of the “Illegal Public Declaration” of the “Illegal Public Declaration” of the “Illegal Public Declaration” dated April 16, 2025 by the Nigerian Police National Cyber Crime Centre Unit violates its fundamental rights.”
The petition, signed by Oyaje James Oyigoga Esq, was specifically addressed through the NPF Director of Abuja, through the Abuja Forces Headquarters (IGP) and the National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF NCCC) in Abuja.
According to the lawyers, the declaration constitutes a violation of the fundamental rights of clients protected by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and notifying all platforms and media on which it may have spread.
Other requests made by the lawyer in the letter include a police reputational damage, emotional trauma and a written apology to clients for illegal declarations.
The letter also added that it was a “written commitment that our clients’ rights are no longer infringed.”
“If we fail to comply with the above within the prescribed time, we will have no choice but to commence appropriate legal procedures to enforce the client’s fundamental rights, including illustrative and general damages claims and public withdrawal and injection claims.
Describing the police’s actions as reckless, the lawyers said prior to the widely distributed publication, their clients were not known to closely interrogate allegations against her, nor were they given the opportunity to respond to petitions or complaints filed against her.
They argued that their clients were welcomed from a respected home and were public figures that could be reached via her contact details family or legal representatives.
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“This action taken by your office directly violates the client’s constitutional guaranteed rights and is illegal and reckless.”
The lawyer further said in a letter that their client (nneji) filed a lawsuit against petitioner Bar Henry Uzochuk (which is why he incorporated the issue into the police).
Meanwhile, Nneji’s attorney pointed out that the petitioner had similarly launched a civil lawsuit against his client. Nneji responded too.
They further stated, “Our clients are properly raised, law-abiding citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and they do her personal and professional with the utmost courteousness.”
“We recognize that the actions of the Nigerian police that declared our client without taking advantage of the opportunity for the client to invite her or respond to the claims contained in the petition are a violation of the constitutional rights set out in the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Amendment).
Remember that the NPF declared that Ihoma Julia Nuji wanted for alleged cybercrime, criminal honour and cyberstalking.
In a bulletin released late Tuesday by the Nigerian Police National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC), the forces listed Nneji crimes, including “criminal honour, harmful lies, and cyberstalking.”
The notice, shared on the NPF’s official Facebook page, directed that she would be arrested and handed over to the nearest police station or the NPF-NCCC headquarters in Abuja. Her last known address.
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