SPECIAL REPORT
Justice Stalled: Nigeria Police Fail to Investigate Officers Over Misconduct in Tunde Ayeni-Adaobi Alagwu Saga
Secrets Reporters
Months after submitting a formal petition over false accusation, unlawful arrest and detention, professional misconduct and tampering with exhibits, the Nigeria Police Force has failed to act on a complaint by Journalist Paul Utebor against officers of the Cybercrime Unit, Zone 7 Police Command, Wuse, Abuja.
The complaint arises against the backdrop of a long-running public dispute between businessman Tunde Ayeni and lawyer Adaobi Alagwu, which has spanned several years and involved paternity claims, legal proceedings and contested public assertions.
The disagreement first gained public attention in 2021 when Ms Alagwu filed claims asserting that Mr Ayeni had fathered her child and had failed to provide adequate support or formal recognition. Her legal filings sought confirmation of paternity, financial provision and enforcement of parental obligations. In February 2022, reports indicated that Ms Alagwu obtained a court order requiring Mr Ayeni to undergo a DNA test to establish paternity. The test was reportedly conducted under judicial supervision, although the outcome was not widely disclosed in public records.
The matter continued to attract media attention in late 2022 and throughout 2023. In February 2023, a journalist and an editor attached to TheNewsGuru at the time were arrested in connection with a publication relating to the dispute.
According to the petition, the journalist reported to the police station on 22 February 2023 alongside his editor, following an invitation letter signed by DCP Kabiru A. Shehu. The letter stated that the police were investigating allegations of murder, criminal conspiracy, defamation and threat to life. Upon arrival, they registered at the gate and deposited their devices, including a mobile telephone, power bank and digital recorder, before proceeding to the unit.
He stated that Inspector Adamu Sani was introduced as the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) and requested written statements. He declined, maintaining that he did not understand the basis of the allegations. According to the petition, officers later presented a document purportedly written by a lawyer on behalf of Ms Alagwu, together with a printed copy of an online publication alleged to be defamatory. He was accused of authoring the report and asked to accept responsibility, which he denied.
The journalist further alleged that discrepancies were observed between the printed document and another version displayed on a telephone by a senior officer, including differences in the attribution of authorship. He claimed that, despite requests for bail by representatives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, he was detained and subsequently taken to court on a Friday when no judge was sitting. He remained in detention until the following Tuesday, when he and his editor were arraigned and granted bail.
According to the petition, officers later accompanied him to his residence with a search warrant and seized his laptop, charger and internet devices. He alleged that after no incriminating material was found on his laptop, printed chat conversations were treated as evidence. He also claimed that several personal belongings, including his mobile telephone, power bank, digital recorder and laptop charger, were not returned and remain unaccounted for.
He stated that after the case was eventually struck out due to the repeated absence of the police and the complainant in court, he formally petitioned the relevant police authorities, seeking investigation and redress. However, months after submitting the petition and making repeated follow-ups, he alleges that no disciplinary or investigative action has been taken and that he has received no official response.
The petitioner maintains that the continued silence and inaction undermine accountability within the force and has called for an independent review of the allegations set out in his complaint.
Months after submitting a formal petition alleging false accusation, wrongful arrest and detention, professional misconduct and tampering with exhibits, a journalist says the Nigeria Police Force has failed to take action on his complaint against officers of the Cybercrime Unit, Zone 7 Police Command, Wuse, Abuja.
Recall that a public dispute between businessman Tunde Ayeni and lawyer Adaobi Alagwu has unfolded over several years, involving paternity claims, legal actions and contested assertions in the public domain.
The disagreement emerged publicly in 2021, when Ms. Alagwu filed claims asserting that Mr. Ayeni had fathered her child and had not provided adequate support or formal recognition. Ms. Alagwu’s legal filings sought confirmation of paternity, financial provision and enforcement of related parental obligations.
In February 2022, media reports indicated that Ms. Alagwu obtained a court order requiring Mr. Ayeni to undergo a DNA test to establish paternity. Court documents and coverage from that period showed that the test was carried out under judicial supervision, although the outcome of the test was not universally disclosed in public records.
The matter continued to draw attention in late 2022 and throughout 2023, which led to the arrest of a journalist and an editor attached to TheNewsGuru at the time of the case in February 2023.
In the petition, the journalist detailed events beginning on 22 February 2023, when he reported to the police station alongside his editor following an invitation letter signed by DCP Kabiru A. Shehu. The letter indicated that the police were investigating allegations of murder, criminal conspiracy, defamation and threat to life. Upon arrival, they registered at the gate and deposited their devices, including a mobile phone, power bank and digital recorder, before proceeding to the unit.
He stated that Inspector Adamu Sani was introduced as the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) and requested written statements. He declined, maintaining that he did not understand the basis of the allegations. According to the petition, officers later presented a document purportedly written by a lawyer on behalf of one Adaobi Alagwu, alongside a printed copy of an online publication alleged to be defamatory. He was accused of authoring the report and asked to admit responsibility, which he denied.
The journalist alleged that discrepancies were observed between the printed document and another version displayed on a phone by a senior officer, including differences in the attribution of authorship. He further claimed that despite requests for bail by representatives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), he was detained and later taken to court on a Friday when no judge was sitting. He remained in detention until the following Tuesday, when he and his editor were arraigned and granted bail.
According to the petition, officers later accompanied him to his residence with a search warrant and seized his laptop, charger and internet devices. He alleged that after no incriminating material was found on his laptop, printed chat conversations were treated as evidence. He also claimed that some of his personal belongings, including his mobile phone, power bank, digital recorder and laptop charger, were not returned and remain unaccounted for.
He stated that after the case was eventually struck out due to the repeated absence of the police and the complainant in court, he formally petitioned the relevant police authorities, seeking investigation and redress. However, months after submitting the petition and making repeated follow-ups, he alleges that no disciplinary or investigative action has been taken and that he has received no official response.
The petitioner maintains that the continued silence and inaction undermine accountability within the force and has called for an independent review of the allegations contained in his complaint.
SPECIAL REPORT
Nigerian Government Accuses Secrets Reporters Publisher Fejiro Oliver of Espionage, Invites Him For Questioning Days After Kidnapping Its Reporter
Secrets Reporters
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has invited the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Secrets Reporters, Mr. Tega Oghenedoro, also known as Mr. Fejiro Oliver, for questioning over an ongoing investigation into alleged offenses bordering on espionage, cyberstalking, and computer-related crimes, days after kidnapping one of SecretsReporters Senior Reporter Stanley Ugagbe
Recall that at the close of work on Wednesday the 1st of July, 2026, Ugagbe was kidnapped on his way home by officers of the NIgerian Police force in connection with a report published by SecretsReporters, titled “EXCLUSIVE: CBN Deputy Governor Emem Usoro Linked to N3.6bn Los Angeles Property Amid Questions Over Asset Declaration Compliance (Part 2)”
Mr Stanley was released on Monday by 7:30pm to the President of the International Press Institute (IPI), Mojeed Muskilu, who was on ground to ensure he was not detained further.
A letter dated 6 July 2026, with reference number CR: 3000/X/NPF-NCCC/FHQ/ABJ/TDP-LM/VOL.1/364, was issued by the National Cybercrime Centre and addressed to Mr. Oghenedoro at the media organization’s office in Wuye, Abuja.
According to the letter, the Cybercrime Centre stated that it is investigating “a case of espionage, cyberstalking, and computer-related offenses in which your name featured prominently.”
The police requested the publisher to report to the National Cybercrime Centre for an interview through the Assistant Director, Defence and Protection Unit, NPF-NCCC Abuja.
The invitation is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 8th July 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre office, Plot 625, Mission Road, Diplomatic Zone, Abuja.
The letter also directed the invitee to contact a phone number listed in it for directions upon arrival. It concluded by requesting his cooperation with the investigation, stating that it “will be highly appreciated.”
The invitation letter was signed by DCP Olufemi Akinola, psc (+), Deputy Director (Operations), NPF-NCCC, Abuja.
In the course of detaining its senior reporter, Stanley Ugagbe, the government through the police accused Secrets Reporters of leaking government documents through its medium and spying on the government to foreign countries, a claim the publisher has denied.
As at the time of filing this report, the publisher has stated that he’s currently not in Nigeria and will answer the invitation as soon as he gets back to the country.
BEHIND THE SCENCES
Kidnapped SecretsReporters Journalist Stanley Ugagbe Found at Police Headquarters After 48 Hours Blindfolded Over Government Secrets Leak and Petition by CBN Deputy Governor Emem Usoro
Secrets Reporters
Fresh details have emerged regarding the whereabouts of abducted SecretsReporters journalist, Stanley Ugagbe, who was allegedly seized by armed men in mufti on his way home before being taken to his residence, where his laptop and mobile phone were confiscated.
SecretsReporters has obtained videos showing masked security operatives handcuffing and taking Ugagbe away. According to information available to this newspaper, he was intercepted by armed men in Karu, Abuja, while returning home from official training on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at about 6:00 p.m.
Policemen in masks abducting Journalist Stanley Ugagbe
The operatives handcuffed him, took him to his residence in Jikwoyi, seized his work laptop and phone, blindfolded him and drove him to an undisclosed location.
As earlier reported by this newspaper, Ugagbe’s arrest is believed to be connected to a report published by SecretsReporters titled: “EXCLUSIVE: CBN Deputy Governor Emem Usoro Linked to N3.6bn Los Angeles Property Amid Questions Over Asset Declaration Compliance (Part 2).”
Sources said Ugagbe remained blindfolded throughout the night at the first location until Thursday, July 2. He was then driven to another facility, still blindfolded, before the blindfold was removed. SecretsReporters has since established that the facility was the National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC).
Sources within the NCCC told SecretsReporters that one of the petitions against the journalist was submitted by the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Emem Usoro, who reportedly alleged that he published false information about her.
According to the same sources, a second petition, allegedly submitted anonymously, accused the journalist platform of leaking sensitive government information and official secrets considered detrimental by the authorities.
During questioning, Ugagbe reportedly maintained that, as a reporter, he was assigned stories by the management of SecretsReporters and was not the custodian of the source materials used in preparing some investigative reports, as all investigations belongs to the organization.
The sources further stated that he noted that laptops, communication devices and other equipment used by him and other reporters in carrying out their official assignments are company property belonging to SecretsReporters.
Meanwhile, an examination of Ugagbe’s mobile phone call records obtained by SecretsReporters showed that his phone was switched on by security operatives at about 4:00 a.m. on July 2. During that period, four calls were received but went unanswered before the device was switched off again.
The Police is yet to officially own up to kidnapping the journalist.
General News
Exclusive: Ex Militant Tompolo Moves Niger Delta Traditional Rulers To Beg President Tinubu Over N2.1 Trillion Pipeline Surveillance Contract Renewal
Secrets Reporters
The battle for the renewal and cancellation of the N2.1 trillion pipeline surveillance awarded to two companies owned by two cousins namely Tantita Security Services Limited and Maton Engineering Limited has shifted to Abuja.
SecretsReporters can exclusively report that the decentralization of the pipeline surveillance championed by social activist and businessman, Tega Oghenedoro, popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, has led to President Bola Tinubu giving his words to stakeholders that he will split the contract along ethnic line, which has caused worries to Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, who owns Tantita Security company covering the Western Corridors of the pipeline contract. His cousin Matthew Tolangha owns Maton Engineering Limited that covers the central corridor.
To convince the President that his company Tantita be solely responsible for holding the multi trillion Naira contract while subleasing to other minor companies, we can authoritatively report that he has bought flight tickets and reserved hotel accommodation for almost all the Niger Delta traditional rulers, apart from the first class kings who refused the gestures, to meet the President next week Thursday in Abuja. They will be leaving for Abuja on Wednesday, revealed several traditional rulers to this medium. The contract is due for renewal in August 2026 but has faced opposition from major stakeholders under the banner of ‘Guard your pipeline and I guard my own’, led by Fejiro Oliver and former Niger Delta agitators like HRM Ateke Tom, Victor Ben aka General Boyloaf, Ajube aka Shoot at Sight, Ateke Tom and many others. Recently, Niger Delta stakeholders such as Ayiri Emami and Diden Michael aka Ejele also joined in the call for the decentralization of the pipeline surveillance.
“We have been promised $5,000 per person after seeing Mr President, which is different from our already paid return flight tickers and hotel accommodation. We should be around hundred selected kings that will meet the President to discuss Niger Delta issues, pass a vote of confidence on Tinubu, endorse him for a second term, even though we know the main purpose is to tell him to give the contract back to Tompolo next month” narrated a king who craved anonymity. An estimated cost of the logistics and welfare package means over N5 billion may be spent by the warlord on the king’s alone.
The meeting we gathered was made possible by the embattled Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who is facing national heat for allegedly demanding for over Ten billion Naira bribe from Prince Adeyemi ‘fake’ Presidential Investment Council and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, who is at the forefront of ensuring that the contract is awarded back to Tompolo despite obvious resistance from the region.
The National Assembly committees on Gas, Midstream, Upstream and Downstream recently passed a vote of confidence on Tantita, a move condemned by stakeholders led by Ijaw Youth Council President, Theophilus Alaye during a two hour live coverage on national television.
Since the award of the contract to the ex militant, local oil bunkering has reduced drastically, yet oil production has been below the OPEC benchmark.
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