The commissioner of police in Lagos State, Moshood Jimoh, has declared Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and publisher, wanted over alleged public disturbance.
Speaking at the Oworonshoki community on Monday, Jimoh accused Sowore of allegedly coming to Lagos to instigate public disturbance over the demolitions of buildings in the community.
He stated that Sowore shunned warnings from the police against mobilising for protests over the recent demolition of houses in the Oworonshoki area.
“We are closing in on Sowore and others involved in coordinating activities intended to disrupt public peace. Sowore should surrender at the nearest police station or face arrest wherever he is found,” Jimoh said during the press briefing at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge.
Jimoh added that those planning to cause disturbances or block public roads would “face the full weight of the law.”
Speaking further, he disclosed that intelligence reports revealed that Sowore and his associates were planning to hold simultaneous demonstrations at strategic locations such as the Third Mainland Bridge, Lekki Tollgate, and Freedom Park.
“It is only someone who needs examination that would attempt to block such a vital route used by thousands daily,” he said.
