US EditionSowore Explains Why Police Declared Him Wanted
Omoyele Sowore is wanted for allegedly planning protests that risk disrupting traffic on a major Lagos bridge, police said, after a demolition sparked local unrest.
- On Monday, the Lagos State Police Command declared Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and former presidential candidate, wanted for allegedly inciting public disorder, and Commissioner Olorundare Jimoh alleged police have video evidence showing Sowore flew in from Abuja but did not disembark.
- Sowore had earlier threatened to protest the Oworonshoki area demolitions, which the Lagos State government says were part of an urban modernization project.
- Members of the Take It Back Movement defied police directives and embarked on a peaceful protest on Monday, while anti-riot police and state taskforce operatives fired tear gas to disperse them.
- Police vowed to pursue Omoyele Sowore after dispersing the crowd, with Commissioner Olorundare Jimoh warning his planned obstruction on Third Mainland Bridge would cause hardship and a serious felony for commuters and visitors using the route.
- Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist, former presidential candidate and Take It Back Movement organiser, was reportedly absent during the protest, an oddity noted by reporters amid police actions.
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Sowore explains why police declared him wanted
Activist politician, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted after the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Moshood Jimoh, declared him wanted for disturbance of public peace. Sowore explained that he was declared wanted due to the commissioner’s inability to execute the shoot on sight order issued by by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Posting on X, Sowore expressed readiness to meet with the CP to address the issue. He wrote: “The Lagos Poli…
BREAKING: Lagos Police Declare Sowore Wanted
The Lagos State Police Command has declared human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, wanted over alleged public disturbance. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Olorundare Jimoh, had earlier cautioned Sowore against mobilizing protests over the recent demolition of buildings in Oworonshoki area of Lagos. Sowore, also the organizer of the ‘Take It Back Movement’, had penultimate week threatened to stage a prot…
Lagos police warn Sowore, others against Oworonshoki protest
The police said they have deployed personnel massively to prevent disruption and safeguard critical national infrastructure. The post Lagos police warn Sowore, others against Oworonshoki protest appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Police Declare Sowore Wanted Over Alleged Plot To Incite Public Unrest
The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore wanted for allegedly attempting to incite public unrest and obstruct major roads in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, announced this on Monday during a press briefing at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge. Jimoh said Sowore, who leads the “Take It Back Movement”, ignored repeated warnings from the police …
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