The Commissioner made the confirmation while speaking on Nationl Television that Sowore has not reported to the police since the declaration. He reaffirmed that the police would continue to pursue the case until the activist is apprehended.

“My declaration that Sowore is wanted remains in force,” CP Jimoh said. “We are committed to ensuring that he is arrested, investigated, and prosecuted according to the law.”

According to Jimoh, Sowore’s lawyer contacted him via text message on Monday while he was responding to a separate riot. The message, he said, was forwarded to the Officer-in-Charge of Legal at the Nigerian Police for follow-up. The lawyer reportedly agreed that Sowore would report to the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, to assist with the investigation.

However, the Commissioner noted that despite the arrangement, Sowore failed to turn up as agreed.

“He did not report to the police yesterday as he was expected to,” Jimoh said. “We will continue to do everything within the boundaries of the law to bring him in for questioning and, if necessary, prosecution.”

Jimoh also defended his decision to declare Sowore wanted, asserting his legal right to do so. He challenged anyone disputing his actions to seek redress in court.

Read Also: Police Arrest Sowore at Federal High Court in Abuja

Additionally, CP Jimoh dismissed claims made by Sowore that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, had ordered for him to be “shot on sight.” Jimoh called the allegation a “major misinformation,” stressing that the IGP would never issue such an order.

“These kinds of statements are false and intended to cause public unrest,” Jimoh said. “For Sowore to claim the IGP gave such an order is not only misleading, but it’s also a deliberate attempt to stir confusion and unrest.”

The Commissioner further stated that Sowore’s actions appear to be part of a broader strategy to incite chaos in Lagos, reinforcing the need for his arrest.

Source: Channels

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According to reports, all thirteen defendants were arrested and arraigned before the court for inciting public disturbance and breach of peace in connection with the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest.

Read Also: Amnesty Slams Police for Disrupting Peaceful Protest Over Nnamdi Kanu

Ejimakor, Emmanuel, and the other ten defendants were arrested during the protest and later remanded at the Kuje Correctional facility, Sowore was apprehended at the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja after attending Kanu’s terrorism trial to show solidarity.

Source: Punch

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Sowore, who has been vocal in calling for Kanu’s release, was taken away by security operatives who said they were acting on the orders of the Commissioner of Police. When he asked for a formal invitation letter, officers insisted he must follow them, and he agreed to go only in the company of his lawyer.

Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong confirmed the arrest, describing it as “preposterous” and calling for Sowore’s immediate release.

Read Also: Sowore Set To lead #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest In Abuja

Earlier, Sowore led a protest in Abuja demanding Kanu’s freedom. During the demonstration, Kanu’s lawyer, his brother, and ten others were arrested and remanded in Kuje Prison.

Police accused them of inciting disturbance, criminal conspiracy, and breaching public peace during the protest, claiming it defied a court order. The case is expected to come up in court for hearing soon.

Source: Punch

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The activist wrote, “We now have a date for the historic #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. It is October 20 at 7 am.”

Sowore urged all South-East governors, lawmakers, traditional rulers, and religious leaders to join the demonstration.

“Every governor, senator, member of the House, traditional ruler, priest, eze, Igbo person, and every Nigerian who believes in Kanu’s freedom should come out and do more than talk,” he added.

He also emphasised that he had reached out to other prominent Igbo leaders, including Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo; Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe; Abia State Governor, Alex Otti; and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to join the protest.

“This is not the time for hesitation. If we genuinely believe that MaziNnamdiKanu deserves freedom, then every leader of conscience must act, now, not later,” he wrote.

Recall that Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services since his re-arrest in 2021 after his controversial extradition from Kenya. Despite multiple court rulings ordering his release, the Federal Government has yet to comply, drawing condemnation from rights groups and political leaders.

Read Also: Shun Nigerian Army recruitment or perish, IPOB warns Igbo youths

He faces charges bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, and incitement, filed by the Federal Government before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Kanu has consistently pleaded not guilty to all counts.

In October 2022, the Court of Appeal discharged and acquitted him of all charges, ruling that his extradition to Nigeria violated international laws.

Source: Punch

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The charges have X. Incorporation and Meta (Facebook) as two other defendants.

Sowore was accused of using his official X handle to make the post, “This criminal @ official PBAT Actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”

Read Also: Nigerian Govt Sues Sowore, Facebook, X Over Anti Tinubu Cybercrime Allegations

The alleged offending post, said to be contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024, was said to have been made on August 25 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.

Source: Channels

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This came after the State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria’s secret police, threatened both X Incorp and Meta (Facebook) Incorp to delete Sowore’s posts and deactivate his account or face the consequences.

The trio were charged jointly with five counts of cybercrimes at the Federal High Court in Abuja on.

According to report, Sowore wrote to both X Incorp and Meta Incorp to defend his post, informing them that the call by the SSS was the latest in a series of harassments, rights violations, mistreatments he has received from the government over his public views and civic actions.

Read Also: IGP Charges Omoyele Sowore with False Publication, Forgery

He also replied to the SSS, insisting he would not delete the posts.

He wrote, “The State Security Service, alias @OfficialDSSNG today filed a 5-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against ‘X’, facebook and myself. They claimed that because I called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a criminal, I have somehow committed a set of “novel” offences they invented and spread across five counts.

“It’s hard to believe there’s anyone sensible left in these offices that should be making Nigeria work. Regardless, I will be present whenever this case is assigned for trial. #RevolutionNow.”

Source: PremiumTimes

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The charges read in part:

“That you, Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters, on or about the 30th day of July 2025, conspired to commit a felony to wit: forgery, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(2)(C) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.”

“That you, Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters, on or about the 30th day of July 2025, forged a police wireless message purportedly signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(2)(C) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act.”

“That you, Omoyele Sowore, on or about the 31st day of July 2025, intentionally posted a fake police signal and other inciting materials on your Facebook page with the intention to incite members of the Nigeria Police Force and the general public to mutiny against the Federal Government, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 114 of the Penal Code Law.”

Sowore was scheduled for arraignment on Wednesday. However, the proceedings were delayed due to the prosecution’s inability to serve court documents, listed as the second defendant in the case.

Justice Emeka Nwite granted the request and adjourned the matter to September 15, 2025, for arraignment of the defendants.

Source: The Nation

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