Sowore Denounces Police for Mischaracterizing Attack

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, has criticized the Ekiti State Police Command for labeling an attack on him and his associates in Ado-Ekiti as an altercation. Sowore, who sustained injuries during the incident, accused the police of minimizing the violence, despite the visit of the state Commissioner of Police, Falade Michael, to the scene.

In a post on his X handle, Sowore asserted that he and his associates were attacked, rejecting the police's account that he had a minor injury from an altercation at a restaurant. He claimed the Commissioner witnessed the injuries but that the police command later issued a statement trivializing the attack.

Sowore also mentioned allegations of the commissioner's involvement in the incident, calling it "despicable." The Ekiti State Police Command had previously confirmed that Sowore was receiving treatment at the Police Hospital in Ado-Ekiti and dismissed reports of his kidnapping, stating that police operatives intervened during the incident.