{"id":34137,"date":"2025-08-07T20:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/?p=34137"},"modified":"2025-08-07T20:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:08:15","slug":"sowores-arrest-an-abuse-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/sowores-arrest-an-abuse-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Sowore\u2019s arrest an abuse of power, Atiku blows hot"},"content":{"rendered":"
Atiku Abubakar, a former PDP presidential candidate, has harshly denounced the alleged arrest and cruel treatment of publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore by Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Team agents, calling it a “shameful abuse of power.”<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In a message published on his Facebook page on Thursday, Atiku said that Sowore’s only transgression was criticising “injustice, nepotism, and misrule.” He also claimed that the police’s alleged actions were more like a personal grudge than legitimate policing.<\/p>\n

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The Nigeria Police Force<\/a> was previously accused by the Sowore attorney, Tope Temokun, of treating his client inhumanely while they were in custody.<\/p>\n

Sowore was taken into custody on Wednesday after accepting the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit’s invitation.<\/p>\n

Temokun said in a statement released on Thursday that the activist suffered physical harm as a result of being transferred from police custody to an unnamed location in the early hours of Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Atiku responded by calling the police action an abuse of authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not policing; it is persecution. The IGP cannot be both a complainant and the force behind the arrest,\u201d Atiku said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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He further cited the Nigeria Police Regulation 367, Atiku reminded the authorities that \u201cno police officer shall institute any legal proceeding in his own personal interest or in connection with matters arising out of his public duties.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He described the incident as \u201can attack on every Nigerian who dares to speak truth to power,\u201d and demanded Sowore\u2019s immediate and unconditional release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis must stop,\u201d Atiku stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Atiku Abubakar, a former PDP presidential candidate, has harshly denounced the alleged arrest and cruel treatment of publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore by Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Team agents, calling it a “shameful abuse of power.” In a message published on his Facebook page on Thursday, Atiku said that Sowore’s only transgression was criticising “injustice, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":17652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nSowore\u2019s arrest an abuse of power, Atiku blows hot - 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