BREAKING: Police Arrest Omoyele Sowore at Federal High Court, Abuja

Human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The development was confirmed by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who disclosed the arrest in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Effiong accused the police and President Bola Tinubu’s administration of undermining the country’s judicial system.

He wrote:

“The arrest of Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja moments ago is preposterous. The police and the Tinubu regime are making a mockery of our judicial system. He should be freed immediately. Stop the shenanigans.”

Earlier, Sowore had posted on Facebook that he was at the court with Kanu Agabi, lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, who reportedly informed him that his legal team would be withdrawing from the case — a move that could leave Kanu to face trial without legal representation.

The circumstances surrounding Sowore’s arrest remain unclear as of the time of filing this report.