Posted by Samuel on Fri 24th Oct, 2025 - tori.ng
The activist was picked up by the police immediately after he was granted bail at the Kuje Magistrate Court.
Deji Adeyanju, the popular Nigerian human rights lawyer, has shared how his client, Omoyele Sowore was re-arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police.
Recall that Sowore, a human rights activist who was arrested over a recent protest he organized to advocate the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu was re-arrested on Friday.
The activist was picked up by the police immediately after he was granted bail at the Kuje Magistrate Court.
Addressing journalists at the court premises shortly after the re-arrest, Deji said the activist was violently attacked by over 50 police officers.
He said, “He was violently attacked by more than 50 police officers. They took him away by force and we do not know where they are taking him to.
“The officer, who initiated the arrest, claimed that they had gotten a remand order but he refused to let us see it.
“We asked where they were taking him to, they said they were taking him to Kuje prison.
“An argument ensued and the officer said because Sowore called the IGP useless that they must deal with him and all of them started attacking him. That is the update currently, we are trying to perfect the condition for his bail”.