The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has released activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore after 48 hours in detention.
Sowore revealed on Friday night that he has been released from police custody after what he described as an “unjust” detention.
In a post shared on X, formerly knowns as Twitter, Sowore accused the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Egbetokun of acting unlawfully.
He said the police “capitulated” to the demands of the revolutionary movement that had called for his release.
“I have been released from unjust, unwarranted and unlawful detention,” he wrote.
“However, it is nothing to celebrate, work tongues, but I can’t do without thanking you all for not giving up. You’ve all seen the power of unity.”
Sowore, a former presidential candidate, was arrested on Wednesday and kept in detention until Friday evening, when he was released.
On Thursday, the publisher accused the police of breaking his arm in detention.
Earlier on Friday, Abayomi Shogunle, the Commissioner of Police for the Special Intervention Squad, said Sowore was arrested and detained after he allegedly refused to make a statement during police interrogation.
“The two petitions against Omoyele Sowore were shown to him in my presence. One concerns forgery of a police document he published online, and the other relates to cyberbullying,” Shogunle said.
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero, had earlier demanded Sowore’s immediate and unconditional release.
