Thugs Reportedly Attack Sowore in Ekiti
Olayinka dismissed Sowore’s account and challenged him to repeat his Tinubu insult at busy Lagos motor parks.
- On Friday, October 30, 2026, armed thugs attacked African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in Ado-Ekiti; he later tracked two stolen phones to locations opposite the Ekiti State Governor's office and Fajuyi Park.
- While the Ekiti State Police Command labeled the incident an 'altercation' at a restaurant, Sowore disputed this, demanding authorities release seized CCTV footage from Tawakalitu Restaurant to verify his account.
- Condemning the incident, Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar called it a 'dangerous threat to democracy,' accusing the administration of President Bola Tinubu of failing to protect opposition candidates from violence.
- Ekiti State Police Commissioner Falade Adegoroye Michael ordered a discreet investigation, while Senior Special Assistant Lere Olayinka mocked Sowore's claims, daring him to repeat accusations against the President in Lagos.
- As preparations for the 2027 general elections continue, this incident reflects recurring patterns of state-level confrontation since 2019, heightening national concerns regarding electoral integrity across Nigeria.
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ghanamma.comSowore, Ekiti police give conflicting accounts of alleged attack on AAC presidential candidate
While Mr Sowore described the incident as an attack on his team, the Ekiti State Police said it was as a result of an altercation with another group.
Sowore's official social media accounts say armed men forcibly took him from a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti
Thugs reportedly attack Sowore in Ekiti
Suspected political thugs have attacked the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Sowore disclosed this in a brief statement posted on his official Facebook page on Friday, saying the attack occurred inside a restaurant. "Thugs just attacked us inside a restaurant in Ado Ekiti," the activist wrote. […] Thugs reportedly attack Sowore in Ekiti
Ekiti Govt Denies Involvement in Sowore’s Alleged Attack
The Ekiti State Government has dismissed allegations by the African Action Congress (AAC) candidate, Omoyele Sowore, linking the State Government to his reported attack at a food outlet in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. The Government would ordinarily have ignored the allegation, particularly in view of what it considers to be Sowore’s history of making unfounded claims, […]
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