Nigeria, June 18 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected Ihuoma Nneji's bid to stop her arrest over alleged cyberstalking, criminal defamation and injurious falsehood.

In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, Justice M.G. Umar held that the application lacked merit and affirmed the Nigeria Police Force's powers to continue its investigation into the allegations against Ms Nneji.

The judge consequently declined to vacate the arrest warrant previously issued in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/627/25 at the request of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), directing the businesswoman to submit herself to law enforcement authorities to continue the investigations.

The ruling means the warrant remains valid and can be executed by the police.

Ms Nn...