Omoyele Sowore
By Shade Damiro
The publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested by the police in Abuja.
Sowore was picked up shortly after leaving the Federal High Court, where he had appeared on Thursday.
Sowore, who was scheduled to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite over alleged forgery case was arrested after leaving the court after he was told that the court will not be sitting.
A source disclosed that a police officer approached Sowore, informing him that he was under arrest.
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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