Sowore Claims Police Downplayed Violent Attack in Ekiti

Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), accused the Ekiti Police Command of misrepresenting an attack on him and his associates in Ado-Ekiti. Sowore stated that they were victims of a violent assault, contrary to the police's claim that it was merely an altercation at a restaurant in the Dalimore area.

He criticized the police for trivializing the incident, despite the injuries sustained by him and his associates. Sowore shared a video showing Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Falade Adegoroye Michael, visiting him in a hospital after the attack.

He emphasized that the Commissioner witnessed the injuries firsthand but still issued a statement downplaying the severity of the incident. Earlier, Sowore had raised concerns on social media about being kidnapped by armed thugs, which the Ekiti Police Command denied, stating that they had responded to an altercation involving Sowore and others at the restaurant.