Why we arrested Omoyele Sowore in Court – Police
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police pressure, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, has explained why the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police Command arrested 2023 presidential candidate of the African action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, in the premises of the Federal high court Abuja today October 23.
whilst speaking to newsmen in Abuja, Hundeyin stated Sowore was taken into custody for allegedly leading protesters right into a restricted place in Abuja in defiance of a subsisting court order. He said the activist could be charged to courtroom once investigations are concluded.
“nowadays, Omoyele Sowore has been arrested via the Nigerian Police force. you could ask why he was arrested. The reason is easy.
The 13 human beings previously arrested all cited that Sowore led them into the confined vicinity, in clear contravention of the courtroom order”.
He added that it’d be unjust to prosecute those earlier arrested even as leaving out the individual speculated to have led them.
in keeping with him, eight individuals that participated within the unfastened Nnamdi Kanu Protest had been arrested on Monday in front of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja whilst five others have been picked up across the Ministry of Finance, bringing the overall number of suspects to thirteen.
“They have been arraigned the very next day and did not spend as much as 24 hours in our custody,” Hundeyin said, adding that Sowore could additionally be arraigned quickly.
The police spokesman pressured that the protest breached the restrict order issued to maintain public order within parts of the capital.
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