The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, presided over by Hon. Justice M. G. Umar, in a ruling delivered on 16 June 2026, dismissed an application filed by Ihuoma Julia Nneji seeking to set aside the warrant of arrest previously issued against her.
It will be recalled that the Nigeria Police Force had, on 16 April 2025, declared Ms. Nneji wanted over alleged offences of criminal defamation, injurious falsehood, and cyberstalking of Abuja based lawyer Barr. Henry Uzochukwu.
Ms. Nneji, daughter of Chief Frank Nneji, Founder of ABC Transport, had approached the court to vacate the warrant of arrest granted against her in favour of the Inspector General of Police in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/627/25. However, in its ruling, the court found no merit in her application, emphasizing that it could not restrain the police from carrying out its statutory duties. Consequently, the application was dismissed in its entirety.
The implication of this latest decision is that the warrant of arrest issued and published against Ms. Nneji on 16 April 2025 remains valid. The police are therefore authorized to arrest her wherever she may be found, to answer to the petition against her. It remains to be seen whether Ms. Nneji will voluntarily surrender herself to the authorities in compliance with the subsisting court order.
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