07/08/2025
Sowore.
READY FOR DETENTION.
Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and convener, showed up at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja with a packed travel bag, signaling his readiness for possible detention. He was responding to a police invitation over allegations of forgery and criminal defamation. The invitation, initially citing "inciting disturbance," was later revised to focus on forgery and defamation claims.
- *Sowore's Arrival*: He arrived at the police headquarters around 12:16 p.m. on Wednesday, accompanied by his lawyers, A.K. Musa and Marshal Abubakar, and a crowd of supporters chanting anti-government slogans.
- *Travel Bag*: Sowore's travel bag contained essentials like toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, clothes, and books, symbolizing his preparedness for detention.
- *Police Invitation*: The police invitation was based on a petition accusing Sowore of forgery and defamation, but the activist questioned the legitimacy of the allegations and the investigation process.
- *Detention*: After undergoing interrogation, Sowore was detained by the police, sparking widespread protests and calls for his release.
*Reactions and Protests:*
- *Supporters' Ultimatum*: Princess Mikky, convener of **E Nigeria, issued a two-hour ultimatum to the police, demanding Sowore's immediate release or a mass arrest of all supporters present.
- *Protest Leaders' Condemnation*: Protest leaders denounced the police summons as a witch-hunt and urged Nigerians to resist what they described as illegal and politically driven persecution.
- *African Action Congress (AAC)*: The AAC warned that Nigerians would be mobilized to occupy police commands across the country if Sowore is not freed .
*Allegations of Political Vendetta:
- *Lawyer's Accusation*: Sowore's lawyer, Marshal Abubakar, accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of abuse of office and illegality in the ongoing detention of Sowore.
- *Petitions*: Abubakar revealed that one of the petitions was signed by the administrative office of the Inspector General of Police, asking the same IGP to investigate a case involving himself, while another petition was linked to an alleged mistress of the IGP, accusing Sowore of defamation ..
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