Tension erupted on Friday at the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja when heavily armed police officers violently disrupted court proceedings, attacking human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, several lawyers, and even a food vendor in an attempt to rearrest the activist. Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that more than 50 armed officers surrounded the court premises, mounted roadblocks, […]

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There was pandemonium at the Magistrate Court in Kuje, Abuja, on Friday as police officers re-arrested human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, shortly after the court granted him bail. Counsel for Sowore, Tope Temokun, described the incident as “a show of shame and a blatant affront to the rule of law.” According

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The African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned the re-arrest of its National Chairman, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigeria Police Force, describing it as a blatant act of “selective justice” and “hypocrisy”. The party, in a statement on Friday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Femi Adeyeye, demands Sowore’s immediate release, along with 13 other activists

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The Community Outreach for Development and Welfare Advocacy (CODWA) has condemned the repeated arrests and detentions of human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, describing the government’s actions as “a sore of the nation.” In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Taiwo Omoniyi Otitolaye, and released on Friday, CODWA expressed deep concern

The manner in which Sowore was apprehended inside the court premises sends a dangerous message that the judiciary can be violated without consequence. Such actions not only intimidate citizens but also erode public confidence in the independence of the courts. The court should remain a neutral ground — a place where justice is sought, not