- Speaking to protesters and journalists in Abuja on Friday, Abayomi stated in a video shared by Sahara Reporters that Sowore’s detention was based on his refusal to cooperate during interrogation.
- Sowore, of the African Action Congress (AAC), was arrested following two petitions filed against him
The Commissioner of Police for the Special Intervention Squad, Abayomi Shogunle, has explained that activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore is being held for refusing to provide a statement during police questioning.
Sowore, of the African Action Congress (AAC), was arrested following two petitions filed against him—a move that has sparked widespread calls for his immediate release.
Speaking to protesters and journalists in Abuja on Friday, Abayomi stated in a video shared by Sahara Reporters that Sowore’s detention was based on his refusal to cooperate during interrogation.
“The two petitions against Omoyele Sowore were shown to him right in my presence. One bordered on forgery of a police document, which he published online, and we all know the position of the law. It is your duty to provide a source of how you came about the forged document. The second petition has to do with cyberbullying.
“The two petitions were shown to him in the presence of his lawyers. The issue now is that he refused to make a statement in the presence of his lawyers. It is on record.
“And the procedure under the Nigerian law is very clear. When an allegation is made against you, you are called upon, you have a duty to put down your own position,” the CP said.
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