Human Rights Activist, Omoyele Sowore has broken his silence after the Lagos State Police Command declared him wanted.
Recall that NPO reported that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, on Monday declared Sowore wanted for allegedly planning to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads in the state.
He said the command was closing in on Sowore and others accused of coordinating activities intended to disrupt public peace.
“Sowore should surrender at the nearest police station or face arrest wherever he is found. “Anyone attempting to cause disturbance or block our roads will face the full weight of the law,” he said.
In response to this, Sowore in an X post claimed that the move stemmed from security officials’ alleged failure to carry out what he described as a “shoot-on-sight” order in the Oworonshoki area.
He accused the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, and Acting Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun of targeting him unlawfully.
Sowore said he had attempted to reach Commissioner Jimoh by phone but received no response.
He also noted that he intends to engage with the police to address the declaration.
“The Lagos Police Commissioner, Moshood Jimoh, has reportedly declared me ‘wanted’ for ‘disturbance of public peace’, allegedly as a result of his officers’ inability to execute a ‘shoot on sight’ order given by his illegal IGP, Kayode Egbetokun in Oworonsoki today.
“Despite my repeated attempts to contact Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG Commissioner Jimoh, he has not taken my calls; nevertheless, I plan to meet with him soon to address his declaration. #RevolutionNow” he wrote.