Police re-arrest Sowore moments after court granted him bail

TrendyNobs has it that The Nigerian Police have allegedly assaulted and re-arrested activist Omoyele Sowore outside the Kuje Magistrate Court.

Police officers reportedly dragged Sowore into a waiting vehicle despite the bail earlier granted him by the court.

According to Politics Nigeria, eyewitnesses at the court stated that the incident took place moments after the magistrate approved bail for Sowore and 13 others.

As his legal team worked to finalize his bail conditions, police officers led by the Investigating Police Officer, IPO, CSP Ilyasu Barau, Officer in Charge of Anti-Vice under the DC-CID, FCT Command, allegedly attacked Sowore, punched him, and forced him into a police van.

Witnesses said the activist resisted when officers attempted to take him away without providing any explanation.