Officers of the Nigerian police have allegedly re-arrested human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore outside the Kuje Magistrate Court, forcing him into a waiting vehicle despite being granted bail.
Eyewitnesses at the court said the incident occurred shortly after the magistrate granted bail to Sowore and 13 others.
According to Sahara Reporters, while his lawyers were preparing to perfect his bail conditions, police officers led by the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), CSP Ilyasu Barau, Officer in Charge of Anti-Vice under the DC-CID, FCT Command, punched Sowore and shoved him into a police van.
Eyewitness at the scene said that the former ADC presidential candidate resisted as officers tried to take him away without offering any explanation.
“The IPO punched him, dragged him on the ground, and forced him into the van. They really manhandled him,” an eyewitness said.
Another source said, “When we asked to see the remand order they claimed to have obtained, the officer refused to show any document. The police took Sowore away to Kuje Prison despite his bail, citing a secret remand order.”
The court presided over by Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id had earlier granted bail to Sowore and 13 others arrested during the recent #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja.
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