Sowore Accuses Ekiti Police of Covering Up Attack

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has accused the Ekiti State Police Command of attempting to cover up an attack on him and his entourage in Ado-Ekiti. Sowore alleged that the attack was coordinated by individuals linked to the Ekiti State Government House, with support from operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The incident occurred shortly after he finished an interview at MIDAS FM 90.5 on October 30. Sowore claimed that DSS operatives had been trailing his team since their arrival on October 27 and had threatened a restaurant manager against allowing them to use the premises.

He shared photographs of himself and an associate receiving medical attention. Sowore criticized Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Falade Adegoroye Michael, for downplaying the incident as an altercation, asserting that they were attacked.

The police confirmed the incident but described Sowore's injuries as minor. The commissioner ordered a discreet investigation into the matter, while the DSS and Ekiti State Government had not responded to the allegations at the time of the report.