- Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has filed a three-count charge against politician and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore, accusing him of forgery, false publication, and incitement.
- The charges include allegedly forging a police signal and posting it online to stir mutiny. Sowore’s arraignment was delayed after prosecutors failed to serve Sahara Reporters, with the case adjourned to September 15.
IGP Kayode Egbetokun has filed a three-count charge against politician and publisher Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court, Abuja, accusing him of false publication and forging a police signal.
The counts read:
*That you Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters on or about the 30th day of July, 2025 did conspire between yourselves to commit a felony to wit forgery and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1 (2) (C) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 Law of the Federation of Nigeria.
*That you Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters on or about the 30th day of July, 2025 forged a police wireless message purported to have been signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the inspector General of Police, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1 (2) (C) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 Law of the Federation of the Nigeria.
*That you Omoyele Sowore on or about the 31st day of July, 2025 did intentionally post a fake police signal and other inciting materials on your Facebook page with intention to incite members of the force and the general public to embarked on a mutiny against the Federal Government of Nigeria, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 114 of the Penal Code Law.
Sowore’s arraignment was stalled on Wednesday as prosecutors failed to serve his platform, Sahara Reporters, listed as the second defendant. The court adjourned the case to September 15 for arraignment.
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