{"id":172955,"date":"2025-08-08T11:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/sowore-arrest-may-spark-revolution-says-ohanaeze-youth"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:15:31","slug":"sowore-arrest-may-spark-revolution-says-ohanaeze-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sowore-arrest-may-spark-revolution-says-ohanaeze-youth","title":{"rendered":"Sowore Arrest May Spark Revolution Says Ohanaeze Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore by the Nigeria Police, saying his continued detention may lead to revolution in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Sowore, a pro-democracy activist, was arrested on Thursday after honouring a police invitation at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement issued on Friday by Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, National President of OYC, and Comrade Onuoha Eberechukwu, Chairman, Anambra State chapter and National Committee Chairman on Civil Defense and Democratic Rights, the group demanded the immediate release of Sowore from unlawful custody.<\/p>\n<p>The Igbo group also called for the prosecution and dismissal of the Chief Superintendent and all the officers involved in the criminal invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the statement read: \u201c13 State Chairmen of OYC across Southeast, South-South and Northern (Kogi &amp; Benue), we express our utter shock, moral outrage, and unreserved condemnation of the despicable, illegal, and cowardly attack carried out by the Nigeria Police Force against Mr. Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate, pro-democracy activist, and renowned journalist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the early hours of Thursday, August 7, 2025, a team of armed officers from the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit, led by a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), under the command and orchestration of illegal Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, forcefully invaded the secure detention cell of Mr. Sowore at the Force Intelligence Department (FID) in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a brazen and utterly indefensible act of state violence, they brutalized and broke his right arm, stripped him of his dignity, and whisked him away to an undisclosed location \u2014 all while his case is still pending in a competent court of law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis shameful incident amounts to judicial sabotage, a gross violation of Sowore\u2019s constitutional rights, and a chilling reminder of the dictatorial posture of a supposed democratic government. The Nigeria Police Force, which ought to be a model of justice, constitutional order, and respect for due process, has yet again proven itself to be an instrument of oppression, lawlessness, and political thuggery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must ask: What manner of democracy allows security agents to desecrate the sanctity of judicial processes? What kind of illegal Inspector General of Police allows his men to physically assault a citizen in custody, break his limbs, and carry him off like a criminal in the middle of legal proceedings?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not policing; this is state-sponsored terrorism. It is cowardice in uniform. It is the brutal face of impunity, and we will not remain silent in the face of this national disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet it be known that the Ohanaeze Youth Council views this barbaric attack on Mr. Sowore as an attack on every Nigerian, every revolutionary Nigerian youth, and every voice of conscience in this country. The youth of Nigeria will not stand idly by while a brigand and illegal Inspector General of Police uses the security apparatus of the state to silence dissent, crush opposition, and assault democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe issue this as a final warning to illegal IGP Kayode Egbetokun and his enablers at the helm of national security: the more you treat the Nigerian people with disdain, violence, and flawless disregard, the closer you push this country to the edge of civil unrest and anarchy. When those sworn to protect become the perpetrators of injustice, the people will have no choice but to defend themselves. And when the people rise, history has shown that no uniform can shield tyrants from the storm of public resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohanaeze demanded a public apology from the Nigeria Police Force and a public statement from President Bola Tinubu addressing this clear abuse of state power, as well as a medical report and treatment for Mr. Sowore\u2019s broken arm, with full accountability for those who inflicted the injuries.<\/p>\n<p>If these demands are not met within 72 hours, the group said it shall begin nationwide mobilization of Nigerian youth, starting from the South-East, to demand justice through lawful means, including mass action, legal petitions, and international lobbying. \u201cWe will not be silenced. We will not be intimidated.\u201d<\/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 Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore by the Nigeria Police, saying his continued detention may lead to revolution in the country. Sowore, a pro-democracy activist, was arrested on Thursday after honouring a police invitation at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. 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