Rights Groups Seek Mbah’s Intervention Over Unlawful Police Case Against Godwin Odey

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

…Accuses State Attorney General’s Office Of Attempted Extortion 

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two quality rights groups,  Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) and Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) person written to Enugu authorities Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah to intervene successful the lawsuit of constabulary apprehension and arraignment of an guiltless citizen, Mr. Godwin Odey implicit alleged execution and unlawful possession of Indian hemp.

The organizations, arsenic urged him to usage his bully bureau to look into  the shocking and disturbing refusal of the state  Attorney- General’s bureau to judge a Petition they sent successful transportation to the substance unless they marque outgo of (fifty 1000 naira) ₦50,000 reappraisal fee.

According to the groups, Odey, a 27-year-old Ordinary National Diploma (OND) Graduate, was arrested and charged with execution and unlawful possession of Indian hemp aft constabulary officers intercepted the conveyance helium was traveling successful during a stop-and-search cognition successful Obollo-Afor country of Udenu section authorities country of the state.

They were asked to wage the said N50,000 “review fee” earlier their petition for reappraisal successful the execution lawsuit involving Odey to beryllium accepted.

 However, consequent video and photographic evidence, arsenic good arsenic witnesser statements, person confirmed that Mr. Odey was astatine a accepted matrimony ceremonial astatine the clip of the alleged crime, intelligibly establishing his innocence.

Meanwhile, the refusal by the Attorney-General’s Office to judge the petition without outgo of the “review fee” has sparked outrage, with RULAAC and CRRAN accusing the bureau of extortion and violating the law close of citizens to petition nationalist authorities. 

The petition jointly signed by the 2 organizations called connected Governor Mbah to bid an contiguous and impartial probe into the behaviour of the officers progressive and to nonstop the Ministry of Justice to judge and enactment connected the petition without further delay.

Dated 7th October, 2025, the petition signed by president of CRRAN, Barrister Olu Omotayo and Okechukwu Nwanguma, the Executive Director, (RULAAC), condemned successful its entirety the enactment of the Attorney General office.

The petition made disposable to newsmen Tuesday successful Enugu work this: “the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) and the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) respectfully constitute to gully your urgent attraction to 2 profoundly troubling developments

“The wrongful arrest, detention, and arraignment of an guiltless citizen, Mr. Godwin Odey, connected charges of execution and unlawful possession of Indian hemp (Charge Nos. MEN/566C/2025 and MEN/565C/2025), and

“The unprecedented refusal by the Office of t...