Sowore Accuses Police In Ekiti Cover-Up Over Attack

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Ekiti State Police Command of attempting to cover up the attack on him and members of his entourage in Ado-Ekiti.

Sowore, who sustained injuries alongside some members of his team, alleged that the attack was coordinated by individuals linked to the Ekiti State Government House, with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) allegedly providing support.

The activist made the allegations following an attack shortly after he concluded an interview at MIDAS FM 90.5 in Ado-Ekiti yesterday.

He alleged that DSS operatives had been trailing and harassing members of his entourage since their arrival in the state on Thursday.

According to him, the security operatives also threatened the manager of a restaurant where his team had earlier eaten, warning him against allowing them to use the premises again.

Sowore claimed that the attackers were able to locate his team through information allegedly provided by DSS operatives.

He subsequently shared photographs showing himself and an associate receiving medical attention at a hospital.

The AAC candidate also faulted the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Falade Adegoroye Michael, for describing the incident as an altercation between him and some individuals at a restaurant in the Dalimore area of the state capital.

“There was no altercation! We were attacked!” Sowore declared.

He claimed that the commissioner personally visited the scene and witnessed the injuries sustained by him and members of his team but that the command subsequently described their injuries as minor.

The police had earlier confirmed the incident, saying operatives responded to a distress call and rescued Sowore.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said preliminary information indicated that the AAC candidate was involved in an altercation with some individuals at a restaurant.

He added that Sowore sustained minor injuries and was receiving medical attention at the Police Hospital in Ado-Ekiti.

The command also disclosed that the commissioner had ordered a discreet investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and identify those involved.

It urged members of the public to disregard reports of an alleged kidnapping, insisting that Sowore was not kidnapped.

Sowore, however, maintained that the police account downplayed the seriousness of the violence, questioning the command’s handling of the incident.

The DSS and Ekiti State Government had yet to issue official responses to his allegations as of the time of filing this report.