Sowore Claims Attack by Thugs in Ado-Ekiti Incident
On Friday, the Ekiti State Police Command and Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, provided conflicting accounts regarding an alleged attack on Sowore in Ado-Ekiti. Sowore claimed he and his associates were assaulted by government-sponsored thugs.
In contrast, the police stated that they intervened after receiving reports of an altercation at a restaurant, where Sowore was involved. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, mentioned that police operatives were deployed to the scene and subsequently took Sowore to the Police Hospital for treatment of a minor injury.
This incident has sparked a dispute between Sowore and the police regarding the circumstances of the attack.
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