Nigeria, Jan. 20 -- A Lagos-based journalist, Friday Alefia, has filed a N50 million fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police commissioner and an Ebonyi State lawmaker,, Chinedu Ogah, over his alleged unlawful arrest and detention for 86 days.

Mr Alefia, publisher of Naija News Today, accused the police and the member of the House of Representatives representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency of violating his constitutional rights through what he described as a politically motivated arrest.

According to court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, the journalist was at his residence in Ikorodu, Lagos, on 23 September 2025 when armed men who identified themselves as police offi...