In a bold and unprecedented legal move that is sending shockwaves across Nigeria’s political and law enforcement landscape, prominent politician and political analyst, Janny Ujunwa Lily, has dragged the Police Uhuru Organisation (PUO) and the Nigerian Police Force before a court of competent jurisdiction, demanding a staggering ₦500 million in damages over alleged gross violations of her fundamental human rights.
The suit, which has already attracted significant attention from legal practitioners, civil society organisations, and political observers across the country, is being described as one of the most daring individual legal confrontations against both a police-affiliated organisation and the Nigerian Police Force in recent memory.
Janny Ujunwa Lily, widely known for her outspoken commentary on Nigerian politics and governance, is alleging that the actions of the PUO and operatives of the Nigerian Police Force against her constituted a deliberate, unlawful, and unconstitutional violation of her fundamental rights as guaranteed under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
In her suit, the political analyst is seeking the court’s intervention to not only award her the ₦500 million in general and exemplary damages but to also secure a formal judicial declaration that her rights were indeed violated — a ruling she hopes will send a clear and resounding message that no Nigerian citizen, regardless of their political voice or public stature, can be subjected to rights abuses with impunity.
Legal experts who have reviewed the suit describe it as a significant test case for police accountability, freedom of expression, and the protection of civil liberties in Nigeria, particularly as it involves a named police-affiliated body alongside the force itself.
Civil liberties advocates have commended Janny Ujunwa Lily for her courage in pursuing legal redress, urging the judiciary to treat the matter with the urgency and seriousness it deserves.
As of the time of filing this report, neither the PUO nor the Nigerian Police Force has issued an official response to the lawsuit.
CDA News Nigeria will continue to follow this developing story and report all court proceedings as they unfold.
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