Sowore in court for calling police boss Egbetokun ‘illegal IG’ (photos)

Omoyele Sowore has arrived in court for arraignment for describing Kayode Egbetokun as an “illegal” Inspector-General of Police (IGP).

The activist was invited by the Force for questioning at the Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) office at Old Abattoir by Guzape Junction, Abuja, on Monday.

The police detained the activist after he refused “stringent” bail conditions granted him.

Count One of the charges reads: “That you, Omoyele Sowore, on December 13, 2024, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did intentionally and knowingly send messages through your verified X handle account, ‘Omoyele Sowore’, and caused a publication against the Inspector General of Police, where you called him ‘illegal IGP Kayode Egbetokun.”

The police said he knew the statement to be false and intended “to cause a breakdown of law and order”.

However, Senator Shehu Sani, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju, and other legal practitioners are currently at the Federal High Court in Abuja to monitor the case.