Nigeria, March 11 -- Nollywood actress Queeneth Hilbert has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking protection from arrest and prosecution by the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

She alleges a violation of her fundamental rights and claims the police attempted to arrest her at the instigation of fellow actress Destiny Etiko.

Ms Hilbert filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, alleging that police officers attempted to unlawfully detain her on 8 March, at the instigation of Ms Etiko.

She claims the police actions violate her constitutional rights and are an abuse of power.

The suit stems from a now-deleted video on her Instagram page, wherein Ms Hilbert accused Ms Etiko of snat...