‘Declaring Sowore wanted is arbitrary,’ Legal counsel backs claims

The legal counsel to Omoyele Sowore, a former Nigerian presidential candidate, has claimed that the police was wrong for declaring Sowore wanted.

While speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, the legal counsel explained that such declarations has to be backed by a court order.

He added that doing so without a court order is arbitrary and unlawful.

“When you are looking for somebody and cannot find him after a criminal complaint, investigation, or charge, and the person is evading arrest, that is when you can seek the order of the court. when you publish an individual as being wanted without the backing of a court order, you are not only committing a tortious act and defaming that individual, but also acting unconstitutionally. Declaring Sowore wanted in this manner is arbitrary and reflects total ignorance of the law they claim to be enforcing,” he stated.