Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate for the African ACtion Congress has slammed some officers of the Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who tried to prevent him from accessing the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The officers were deployed to the court following the trial of a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello over alleged diversion of public funds and money laundering.
In a video shared on his X account, Sowore could be heard having an altercation with the security operatives who tried to stop him from entering the court premises.
He accused the officers of joining hands with Nigerian leaders to ruin the nation’s judicial system while stating that even them (the officers) have no business in the court.
He also accused the security officers of illegally taking over the court premises because of a “thief’”(Yahaya Bello) who they brought to court for his trial.
Sowore said, “Why are you shouting at me? Do I look like Yahaya Bello? I have business in court. I don’t need to be cleared by either the police or EFCC because none of you is an officer of the court.
“This is a Federal High Court; bring a court official, and I will talk to them. EFCC brought me to court, and they are still harassing us. You have no right to stand in front of the high court. You are not my lawyer and have no right to know my case,” he said.
Despite their attempt to stop him, Sowore continued until a police officer was heard instructing his colleagues to allow him enter the premises of the court.
