Imo Ex-Commissioner Drags Governor Uzodimma To Court Over Illegal Two-Month Detention, Seeks N10billion Damages

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‎ Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo State, Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, has dragged Governor Hope Uzodimma and the State Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Investment, Rex Anunobi, to court, accusing them of orchestrating his unlawful arrest and detention for over two months.
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‎Ihekweme filed the suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, seeking a declaration that his 61-day detention was illegal, malicious, and a gross violation of his fundamental human rights.
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‎He is therefore demanding the sum of N10 billion in damages and a public apology from the defendants.
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‎According to court filings dated April 14, 2025, obtained by SaharaReporters, the former commissioner alleged that Governor Uzodimma and Anunobi falsely accused him of financing the Eastern Security Network (ESN), an armed unit of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which is proscribed as a terrorist organization by the Nigerian government and linked with alleged terrorism and violent activities in the South-East.
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