CITIZENS COMPASS— Suspected armed men on Friday, attacked the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The attack reportedly occurred at Tawakalitu Restaurants and Catering Services.
It was gathered that the suspected thugs stormed the premises and attacked the human rights activist.
Sowore is the publisher of popular online news platform, Sahara Reporters which reported that
eyewitnesses identified the attackers as political thugs allegedly linked to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Footage from the scene captured several tables and chairs damaged, while parts of the establishment appear to have been vandalised. A vehicle outside the restaurant was also damaged, while another had a flat tyre.
Some people at the scene sustained injuries according to the footage.
Sowore took to his official X Handle to confirm the assault saying, “We have been brutally attacked and injured by well armed government-sponsored thugs in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The @OfficialDSSNG provided these attackers with our exact location, enabling them to carry out this vicious assault. We won’t back down! We have a country to liberate!
“This is the level of infamy to which Nigeria has been subjected! Those who brutally attacked us in Ado-Ekiti today came from the Government House @ekitistategov. They are well known, and they were provided with tracking and operational support by the @OfficialDSSNG.
Since our arrival yesterday, DSS operatives have been trailing and harassing us. They even threatened the manager of the first place where we ate, warning him never to allow us to use his premises again.
Today, shortly after I completed an interview at MIDAS FM 90.5 in Ado-Ekiti, the thugs descended on us in a violent attack, allegedly with the assistance of the DSS.
“The Commissioner of @PoliceNG in Ekiti State, CP Falade Adegoroye Michael, personally visited the scene of the brutal attack against us in Ado-Ekiti today. He saw firsthand the extensive injuries we sustained, yet he has the audacity to issue a despicable statement describing a coordinated, violent attack as a mere “altercation.”
There was no altercation! We were attacked!
The Commissioner saw the injuries, witnessed the aftermath of the violence, and was fully aware of the seriousness of what happened. Yet his Command has chosen to trivialize the attack, even describing the injuries as “minor.”
No wonder allegations have emerged that the Commissioner of Police himself was involved. This is despicable!
The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the attack on Sowore.
The Command debunked reports of possible abduction of the presidential candidate.
In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sunday Abutu, the command said operatives were swiftly mobilised to the scene and successfully rescued the politician.
The statement clarified that “Mr. Sowore was not kidnapped,” explaining that preliminary investigations indicated that he had an altercation with certain individuals at the facility.
