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BREAKING: Sowore Arrested at Federal High Court in Abuja
Firebrand human rights activist and former Nigerian presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police in Abuja.
The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) allegedly ordered Sowore arrest shortly after he left the premises of the Federal High Court, where he had appeared on Thursday.
According to information obtained by SaharaReporters, the arrest was ordered
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Sowore was scheduled to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite over what he described as a “bogus and farcical” charge of alleged forgery of a police wireless message.
The judge who was hear Sowore cases was not on sit, but before could leave the court a police officer approached him, informing him that he was under arrest on the orders of the FCT Commissioner of Police.
One source quoted by SR, disclosed that members of his legal team, led by human rights lawyer Tope Temokun, immediately confronted the officers, demanding to know the reason for the sudden arrest.
However, the police insisted they were acting on “direct instruction” from the Commissioner and proceeded to escort Sowore into a waiting vehicle.
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