Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has blasted the Nigeria Police Force over the arrest and continued detention of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore.
Recall 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 reported 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 on Wednesday.
On Thursday, he alleged that police broke his arm while in detention.
Atiku reacting to this development on the activist’s ordeal described the handling by the IGP monitoring team as a “shameful abuse of power.”
According to the 2023 former presidential candidate of the PDP, 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 everyone 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.
