Abuja: Lovelyn Adimike, the widow of slain businessman Chief Lucky Adimike, has initiated a legal action against the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olatunji Disu, and the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, alleging unlawful detention.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Lovelyn, along with her detained children, filed the lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja through their attorney, Chibuzor Obiajunwa. The suit, marked as FHC/ABJ/CS/1149/2026, seeks the immediate release of the detainees from police custody. The applicants, including Lovelyn, her children Anthony and Stephanie, and Comfort Ajibade, a friend of her daughter, named the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, as a respondent in the case.
Lovelyn, although not detained herself, claims her children and their friend have been in custody since her husband’s death was discovered on May 15. They are allegedly held at the FCT Intelligence Response Team detention facility. In the lawsuit filed on June 3, Lovelyn argues for the protection of their fundamental rights, including personal liberty and freedom of movement. She appeals for charges to be filed against them or for their release if no prima facie case is established.
The affidavit supporting the motion outlines Lovelyn’s life with her late husband, who ventured into property business in Abuja in 2016, prompting family visits to the city. In 2026, while Anthony and Stephanie were in Abuja for their national youth service and industrial training, respectively, their father was killed. On May 14, they engaged in routine activities unaware of their father’s death, which was discovered the following day.
Anthony reported the incident to the police, leading to arrests, including Comfort’s. Lovelyn recounts that the deceased’s brother publicized images of the body, sparking rumors implicating Anthony in the murder. She disputes these claims, asserting her husband was shot, not stabbed, as evidenced by bullet wounds.
The suit argues that the police violated their rights by excluding her representative from the autopsy process. Lovelyn fears further rights violations without court intervention, as her late husband’s siblings allegedly attempted to seize assets. She maintains her husband was killed with a silenced gun, challenging claims of a stabbing.
The case calls for the court to compel the AGF to act against the alleged police misconduct and to protect the applicants’ rights amidst the ongoing investigation.