The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested human rights activist and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore.
Sowore was reportedly arrested on Thursday by armed policemen within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after showing solidarity with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The Force spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed his arrest, said he was nabbed for violating a court order barring the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest.
Hundeyin stated that those arrested earlier disclosed that it was the former presidential candidate that led them to the protest ground.
He said Sowore would be arraigned in court immediately.
Reacting to the development, human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, described Sowore’s arrest as “preposterous.”
In a post on his X handle, Effiong wrote, “The arrest of Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja moments ago is preposterous. The police and the Tinubu regime are making a mockery of our judicial system. He should be freed immediately. Stop the shenanigans.”
Sowore’s arrest comes days after he led the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja on Monday, demanding for the release of the IPOB leader.
During that protest, Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, his brother, Emmanuel Kanu, and ten others were arrested and remanded at Kuje Prison.
