Sowore Discusses Police Attack and Meeting with Kwankwaso

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), revealed details of his meeting with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State, after a police attack during a protest in Abuja. The incident occurred on June 12, during a demonstration to mark Democracy Day, where police personnel deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd, leading to Sowore's collapse due to inhalation of the substance.

Sowore acknowledged Kwankwaso's concern during their encounter and questioned why the former governor had not issued a public statement condemning the police's actions. The protest was organized to draw attention to the deteriorating national security situation in Nigeria, following recent killings across the country.

Sowore characterized the police's actions as an unprovoked attack, describing the use of tear gas at close range as an aggressive crowd control tactic intended to intimidate citizens and suppress constitutional dissent.