The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has responded after Lagos State Police Commissioner, Moshood Jimoh, declared him wanted for disturbing public peace.
Naijaonpoint reports that the Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, made the announcement on Monday while addressing journalists at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge, warning that the command would not tolerate any attempt to disrupt public peace.
According to Jimoh, intelligence reports revealed that Sowore and his associates had mapped out strategic locations, including the Third Mainland Bridge, Lekki Tollgate, and Freedom Park, for simultaneous demonstrations.
The Commissioner said, “Sowore should surrender at the nearest police station or face arrest wherever he is found.
“Anyone attempting to cause disturbance or block our roads will face the full weight of the law.”
In a post via X, Sowore explained that he was declared wanted due to the commissioner’s inability to execute the shoot-on-sight order issued by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Sowore expressed readiness to meet with the CP to address the issue.
He wrote: “The Lagos Police Commissioner, Moshood Jimoh, has reportedly declared me ‘wanted’ for ‘disturbance of public peace’, allegedly as a result of his officers’ inability to execute a ‘shoot on sight’ order given by his illegal IGP, Kayode Egbetokun in Oworonsoki today.
“Despite my repeated attempts to contact Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG Commissioner Jimoh, he has not taken my calls; nevertheless, I plan to meet with him soon to address his declaration. #RevolutionNow.”
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