October 23, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, on Thursday, arrested activist and the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Sowore was arrested shortly after attending a court session of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, confirmed the arrest in a post on X.
“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”, Inibehe wrote.
THEWILL reports that Sowore, on Monday, led the #FreeNnamdiKanuProtest in the nation’s capital, where security operatives arrested Kanu’s brother, his lawyer, and ten other protesters.
The police is yet to issue any official statement on his arrest,
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