The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has reaffirmed that the activist and Sahara Reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, remains wanted by the police. He vowed that all lawful measures will be taken to arrest him.
Jimoh made this known on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, monitored by Daily Post.
He stated that Sowore has not reported to the police since being declared wanted and stressed that the police are determined to pursue the case to its conclusion.
The Lagos CP had on Monday declared Sowore wanted for allegedly “causing a disturbance of public peace and acts to commit a serious felony by planning to obstruct traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge.”
“My declaration that Sowore is wanted is still in force,” Jimoh said.
He added that Sowore’s lawyer had contacted him via text message on Monday while he was responding to a riot, and that the message was referred to the Officer-in-Charge of Legal at the Nigerian Police Force for further action.
“They agreed that Sowore will turn up at the CID because that is where the investigation is being carried out. The normal practice in investigation is to conclude inquiries before going for arrest,” he explained.
However, Jimoh noted that Sowore failed to honour the agreement.
“Throughout yesterday he has failed to report, and we are going to do everything within the ambit of the law to get him arrested, investigated, and prosecuted for these offences,” he said.
