Egueke made the allegations in a detailed 15-page petition addressed to legal reform advocate and human rights lawyer, Barr. Mike Igini, and copied to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Judiciary, and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
‘They Want to Destroy My Life and Reputation’
According to the petition titled “Gross Oppression and Injustice by Dr. Jude Ndudi and Blessing Uju Egueke in Collaboration with Officers of the Nigeria Police Force and Guaranty Trust Bank to Incapacitate and Destroy Mr. Fidelis Egueke,” the former banker claimed that his ordeal began in October 2020 after Dr. Ndudi petitioned the police, accusing him of stealing ₦150 million from a joint company account belonging to Global Select Investment Services Ltd.
He alleged that on October 12, 2020, officers from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Alagbon, Lagos, stormed his home in Asaba, Delta State, in what he described as a “commando-style operation,” arresting and detaining him without access to family or legal counsel until October 31, 2020.
“I nearly died of an asthma attack in the cell before being rescued by inmates and rushed to the Police Hospital in Ikoyi,” Egueke stated, adding that the complainant “knew about my condition and intended for me to die in custody.”
While in detention, Egueke alleged that his wife filed for divorce, changed the locks on their home, and obtained a restraining order that prevented him from accessing his property.
Dismissal and Multiple Court Cases
Egueke said the persecution led to his dismissal from Zenith Bank after his brother-in-law wrote to the bank accusing him of fraudulent transfers.
He was later arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos, in Charge No. FHC/298C/2020, over alleged conversion of ₦179.4 million, an allegation he insists is false because the company’s account was jointly operated by himself and his estranged wife at GTBank.
Egueke said that while still in custody, the complainant’s lawyers issued a contradictory letter claiming the same money was a loan — not theft — but the police ignored it and proceeded with prosecution.
He alleged that GTBank, acting on a “suspicious banker’s order,” illegally froze his personal accounts in October 2020. Although a Lagos High Court in February 2022 ordered the bank to unfreeze the accounts and awarded him damages, Egueke said GTBank disobeyed the order.
The bank reportedly relied on another ex parte order obtained by police investigators in March 2022 to maintain the restriction.
Fresh Arrests and EFCC Involvement
The banker also alleged that after one of his court appearances in February 2022, officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intercepted him with a new petition over similar allegations.
He said he later sued the EFCC and his accusers for violating his fundamental rights, but the court dismissed the case and fined him ₦750,000.
In April 2023, following another petition by Ndudi to the AIG, Zone 5, Benin City, accusing him of mismanaging ₦15 million meant for a land deal, armed policemen allegedly attempted to arrest him again in Warri.
Egueke said he filed a new case, Suit No. W/91/FHR/23, and the court ruled in his favour, declaring that his accusers “grossly abused judicial processes.”
Despite that ruling, he said the police filed yet another charge in September 2023, this time accusing him of failing to repay a $46,900 loan for childbirth expenses in the U.S.
He was convicted by a Magistrate Court in Asaba in Charge No. CMA/17C/2024, but the Delta State High Court, in Appeal No. DTHC/ASB/CRA/1/2025, overturned the conviction, ruling that the matter was civil, not criminal.
“The police have now appealed that judgment, showing that they are determined to destroy an innocent life,” he said.
‘I Have Lost Everything’ — Egueke Cries Out
Egueke lamented that despite submitting petitions and supporting documents to several authorities — including the NHRC, Inspector-General of Police, Police Service Commission, and the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court — no action has been taken.
“The police, who are supposed to protect citizens, have become instruments in the hands of my accusers. I have lost my job, home, savings, and reputation. I am now drowning in debt defending myself in multiple courts,” he wrote.
He appealed to the public and human-rights organisations to help expose what he described as a “coordinated conspiracy to waste my life through endless litigation,” urging the Inspector-General of Police to withdraw the pending appeal and criminal charges against him.
“I have run out of resources and can no longer cope with the cost of defending myself. I beg for your help to expose these injustices and save my life, my children, and the integrity of the Nigerian state,” Egueke pleaded.
When contacted, Charles Eremi of GTCO’s Corporate Communications Unit declined to comment, stating that the matter is sub judice since it is still before the courts.
