{"id":162229,"date":"2025-05-12T23:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/illegal-igp-soworell-run-away-if-granted-bail-police-tell-court-2"},"modified":"2025-05-13T00:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:23:13","slug":"illegal-igp-soworell-run-away-if-granted-bail-police-tell-court-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/illegal-igp-soworell-run-away-if-granted-bail-police-tell-court-2","title":{"rendered":"Illegal IGP: Sowore\u2019ll run away if granted bail \u2013 Police tell court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has urged Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court to reject the bail application of activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore.<\/p>\n<p>The police informed the Justice Musa Liman-led court that Sowore will run away during trial if granted bail.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Justice Liman had stood down the cybercrime suit preferred against Sowore by the Inspector General of Police till 3 pm.<\/p>\n<p>The judge stood down the matter following an oral application for bail by Sowore\u2019s lawyer, Abubakar Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>But, the police prosecution team argued that Sowore should not be granted bail.<\/p>\n<p>A police officer at the Force Intelligence Department, Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, FCT, Fred Ameh, in his deposition to the court, said, \u201cThat I verily believed owing to the antecedent of the Defendant\/Applicant, the nature of the offences he is standing trial for, he would not be willing to stand for his trial if granted bail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat I know as a fact that the Defendant\/ Applicant if granted bail will influence; interfere with, intimidate witnesses have cronies, and tentacles in overseas and groups in Nigeria that he is collaborating with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sowore was arraigned by the police for describing the Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun as an illegal IGP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has urged Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court to reject the bail application of activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore. The police informed the Justice Musa Liman-led court that Sowore will run away during trial if granted bail. 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