Osun group demands arrest of Sowore’s attackers
- ✦The group described the incident as a national disgrace and an assault on Nigerians’ rights to participate in politics, express their views and support candidates of their choice.
- Oyedokun-Alli called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant agencies to investigate the reported attack and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
- “We call on the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and all relevant statutory agencies to rise above partisan politics and uphold the rule of law,” he said.
- The group described the incident as a national disgrace and an assault on Nigerians’ rights to participate in politics, express their views and support candidates of their choice.
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A coalition of civil society organisations in Osun State, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has condemned the reported attack on the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Mr Omoyele Sowore, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, and called on security agencies to...
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Oyedokun-Alli called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant agencies to investigate the reported attack and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
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“We call on the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and all relevant statutory agencies to rise above partisan politics and uphold the rule of law,” he said.
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Oyedokun-Alli warned that Nigeria could not guarantee credible, free and fair elections in 2027 if political violence was allowed to prevent candidates from campaigning and engaging with voters.
