Police Allegedly Break Sowore’s Arm In Abuja Custody, Deny Him Access To Lawyer

Omoyele Sowore, activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, has alleged that he was assaulted early Thursday morning by a team of police officers while in custody at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja.

In a social media post, Sowore said the incident occurred around 6:00 AM when a team from the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit, led by a Chief Superintendent of Police, forcibly entered his holding cell

According to him, the officers claimed they were taking him to court, but reportedly refused to present formal charges or allow him to contact his lawyers.

The activist said the team, made up of nine heavily armed officers manhandled him and broke his arm when he demanded to know why he was being moved without legal notification.

Following the altercation, Sowore was taken to another undisclosed police facility, raising fresh concerns about his detention.

He wrote, ‘At 6 AM today, a police team from the IGP Monitoring Unit forcefully entered Omoyele Sowore’s cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja.

“Claiming they were taking him to court, the officers—eight of whom were heavily armed—allegedly manhandled Sowore when he requested to see the charges and contact his lawyers.

“During the altercation, his arm was reportedly broken before he was moved to another police facility.”

KanyiDaily recalls that Omoyele Sowore was recently arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force on cybercrime charges.