Akure, Ondo State — A legal team representing detained activist Comrade Julius Ekujumi has accused the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo State of unlawful detention and an alleged attempt to fabricate evidence to justify his continued custody.
In a statement released on Thursday, February 20, 2026, Tope Temokun, Esq., counsel to Julius and his wife, Mrs. Dupe Ekujumi, said he received a distress call from his client while in detention at the Ondo State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
According to Temokun, Julius Ekujumi alleged that NDLEA officers planned to parade him with suspected illegal substances that were neither recovered from him nor connected to his arrest. The lawyer said he overheard agitation and resistance during the call as Ekujumi objected to being linked to items he claimed no knowledge of.
The statement further disclosed that a representative of the chambers, Barrister Iretimide Osunyikanmi, visited the NDLEA Command on Wednesday as counsel to both Julius and Dupe Ekujumi. The visit reportedly found no lawful basis for the couple’s continued detention, prompting their lawyers to apply for bail and demand that they be charged to court if any offence exists.
The legal team warned that any sudden production of incriminating materials after days in custody would amount to a constitutional violation, describing such an action as an abuse of law enforcement powers.
They called on the NDLEA Commander in Ondo State to adhere strictly to due process, stressing that law enforcement does not include the manufacture of evidence or media parades to legitimize unlawful detention.
“If Julius Ekujumi has committed any offence, he should be charged to court immediately and allowed to face the judicial process,” the statement said, adding that anything short of this would be “resisted firmly and lawfully.”
The lawyers also cautioned that the NDLEA Command in Akure would be held accountable should any harm come to the couple while in custody, reiterating that the rule of law is mandatory and that state power must operate within constitutional limits.
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