The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, was arrested to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja on Monday.
Naijaonpoint reports that Sowore was arrested on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after he appeared in solidarity with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
While addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said Sowore, who led protesters into a restricted area during a demonstration in support of Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested to ensure that justice is evenly applied to everyone involved.
According to Hundeyin, Sowore would not be detained beyond necessary legal limits and would be arraigned today.
He said, “If we move from there to charge some people to court and leave the person who led them to commit that act, more like their leader, the elite protester who told them and took them into the restricted area, that would not be fair.
“And that’s why, in the spirit of fair play and to ensure that justice is served, Omoyele Sowore was arrested today.
“Like the others, he wouldn’t spend time with us. He wouldn’t spend up to 24 hours with us. Once we wrap up the charges, he’s going to be prosecuted. In fact, if everything goes right, our plan is to ensure that he’s prosecuted today. He goes to court today.”
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