Human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday appeared at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, armed with a travel bag filled with personal essentials in response to a police summons.
The Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit had invited Sowore via a letter dated August 5, over a petition bordering on alleged forgery and criminal defamation.
In a defiant stance on Tuesday, Sowore announced he would honour the invitation “with a full house,” urging fellow “revolutionary comrades, citizens of conscience, and voices of resistance” to accompany him.
At exactly 12:16 p.m., he arrived at the Force Headquarters alongside his legal representatives, A.K. Musa and Marshal Abubakar, and was flanked by a crowd of chanting supporters denouncing the government and Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Sowore’s luggage — containing items such as clothing, books, toothbrush, toothpaste, and soap — served as a symbolic message that he was fully prepared for possible detention.