Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigerian Police Force of creating a false impression about his health while in detention.
Naija News reports that Sowore made this known on Friday when the Commissioner of Police for Special Intervention Squad, CP Abayomi Shogunle, led some protesters and the press to meet with him in the police custody at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a live stream shared by Sahara Reporters on Facebook, Sowore said, contrary to the impression from the police that he was doing fine in custody, his hand had been broken.
Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of African Action Congress, also stated that there is no basis for his arrest and detention.
He said, “I’ve been expecting this nonsense from them since I was brought here yesterday morning by 6am. They came here and I know that the next thing they will do is to try and bring the press to create the impression that I’m doing fine.
“There is no basis for my arrest in the first place. There is no basis for any citizen in Nigeria to be arrested by the IGP because the IGP feels threatened by the legality of opposition,”
“I just want you to know that all these are unnecessary.
“What should have been done (by the police) is to swallow their pride, release me from detention, apologise to me and ensure that I can go for proper treatment, but they want to hide it.
“Since I came here yesterday, they broke my hand, they have not been able to bring a doctor, they brought a nurse.
“Instead of bringing the doctor, they went and brought the media. I was expecting it.”
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