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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted the Nigeria Police Force over the arrest and continued detention of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore.
It will be recalled that Sowore arrived at the NPF headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja to honour an invitation from the Inspector-General of Police monitoring unit over a petition.
The activist and politician was said to have arrived at the force headquarters with his lawyers and some activists, including members of the ‘Take It Back Movement’.
He was reportedly taken into custody and remained detained as of Wednesday.
On on Thursday, he alleged that police broke his arm while in detention.
Reacting to the development in a post via his X page, Atiku described Sowore’s handling by the IGP monitoring team as a “shameful abuse of power.”
According to him, the incident must be condemned by anyone who believes in justice.
“The treatment of Omoyele Sowore by the IGP Monitoring Team is a shameful abuse of power. It is wrong, unlawful, and must be condemned by all who believe in justice.
“Sowore’s only offence is speaking out against injustice, nepotism, and misrule. For that, he was reportedly attacked at dawn, beaten, had his arm broken, and sprayed with chemicals by policemen acting on petitions from the IGP’s own office,” he said.
