A Lagos family has gone to court to restrain the police from infringing on its right.
The Okunu-Eleku family of Oko Olomi village in Gboije, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, is praying that the police be stopped from interfering in “a minor family dispute”.
It claimed that the police have abdicated their statutory constitutional responsibilities to dabble into family matters. The family is urging the court to compel the police to prosecute one of its members, Madam Toyin Awawu –Eleku, for constantly giving false information to the police about principal members of the family.
Applicants in the suit with number FHC/L/CS/104/15 filed on behalf of the family by the law firm of Paul Bamidele Ogundele are agent to the family, Mr. Femi Bakare Otolono, Chairman/CEO of Otofemi properties, Chief Tajudeen Eleku, Chief Segun Eleku, Alhaji Abdul Rahman Balogun and Mr. Lateef Eleku.
The family alleged that on the strength of Madam Eleku’s petitions, many family members were arrested and detained and released on bail after investigation vindicated them.
The case, it claimed, had gone from Elemoro Police Station, to Area Command at Ajah, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) , Panti, Yaba Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, to X – Squad at Fire Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Squad, Abuja and Lagos State Task Force at Alausa, Ikeja.