FCT CDHR Scribe Demands Release Of Omoyele Sowore In 24 Hours

…. Threatens Police With Protests

By Joseph Sunday

The Branch Secretary for the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has joined the call for the immediate release of Omoyele Sowore within period of 24 hours, challenging the Police authorities to organize protests at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

The FCT CDHR Scribe, Comrade Dan Sabi in a release signed by him and circulated across media houses on Thursday morning at the end of a meeting held at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, condemned the tenure elongation and the alleged misrule of the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun.

The Kwara-born and Abuja-based Human Rights Activists emphasized the need for the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun to release Omoyele Sowore in 24 hours or face protests.

‎It would be recalled that the Omoyele Sowore, an Human Rights Activists and founder of Sahara Reporters was taken into custody on Wednesday, 6th August, 2025.

He had gone to the Force Headquarters upon invitation to answer questions regarding two petitions written against him.

Few days ago, he organized a protest alongside retired police officers in Nigeria clamouring for a better welfare package.

‎Sowore has also been advocating for better welfare for all Nigerians and fighting human rights abuse in Nigeria at all levels.

‎Quoting from the Nigerian Constitution, Comrade Dan Sabi said, “the law provides that no Nigerian can be held
in custody without trial beyond 24 hours, hence the reason he is challenging the Inspector General of Police to ensure that Sowore is not kept in custody beyond the constitutional provision.

Sowore’s detention has been widely condemned especially because he had always been fighting for the welfare and rights of the Nigeria police and the public at large”, Dan Sabi submitted.
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