Ogbeide Associates, Solicitors and Counsel representing a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday said the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, has yet to acknowledge its petition against the party’s National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, and factional National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, seven days after it was submitted.
The law firm had, on June 23, 2026, petitioned the IGP, requesting an investigation into Anyanwu and Mohammed over a letter dated November 3, 2025, addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
According to the petition, the letter falsely claimed that the PDP’s National Working Committee, NWC, had suspended Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as Acting National Chairman and appointed Mohammed in his place.
In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Anthony Ehilebo on behalf of the law firm, Ogbeide Associates expressed concern over the alleged lack of response from the police.
“On 23rd June 2026, Ogbeide Associates formally filed a petition at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, requesting the Inspector-General of Police to investigate Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed over alleged false information furnished to INEC in the PDP leadership crisis.
“It is now seven days later—no acknowledgment, no invitation to either man, no update,” the statement read.
The firm compared the situation with the police’s handling of an alleged AI-generated audio clip falsely attributed to President Bola Tinubu, noting that an arrest was announced within about one week of the clip going viral.
“For context: when a manipulated, AI-generated audio clip falsely attributed to President Tinubu went viral on 27th May 2026, the Police announced an arrest in the matter by 4th June 2026, about one week.
“We make no allegation as to why our petition, backed by a subsisting Federal High Court judgment, an official NWC resolution, an official meeting attendance record, and a Court of Appeal judgment, has not yet received the same urgency.
“We simply place the facts before Nigerians. We call on the IGP to confirm receipt and indicate next steps.
“Should there be no substantive response within a reasonable further period, all available legal remedies, including proceedings to compel action, will be pursued. Nigerians are watching, the documents are public, silence is not an answer,” the statement added.
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