The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its earlier summons to former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and postponed the planned interrogation indefinitely.
As previously reported by GISTS9JA, Sowore had been invited by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit for questioning over allegations of forgery and incitement to public disturbance. The invitation was tied to a case reportedly filed on July 31, 2025, in which Sowore was named as a key figure.
He was initially expected to appear before the unit in Abuja on Monday, August 4, 2025. However, in a message shared by Sowore on Saturday evening, the police communicated a sudden postponement of the appointment, citing scheduling conflicts.
According to the notice sent by Investigating Officer Hafiz Garba, the session was deferred due to the unavailability of DCP Akin Fakorede, Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, who had been assigned to an urgent national assignment in the North-East.
“Please be informed that your meeting with DCP Akin Fakorede, Head of IGP Monitoring Unit, slated for Monday, 4th August 2025, has been postponed,” the message read.
“This is due to the unavailability of the Head on that date, as he will be attending to an urgent national assignment in the North East. A new date will be fixed and you will be notified accordingly.”
No new date has been provided as of the time of filing this report.
