Ekiti Police Investigate Incident Involving Sowore

Police in Ekiti State said they rescued opposition politician Omoyele Sowore after an incident in Ado-Ekiti on October 30, 2026, and opened an investigation, while Sowore disputed the police account and said he and members of his team had been attacked. The Ekiti State Police Command said officers responded to a distress call about an altercation at a restaurant, took Sowore to the Police Hospital in Ado-Ekiti and assessed his injury as minor. Commissioner Falade Adegoroye Michael ordered an investigation to establish what happened and identify those involved. The command had reported no findings. Sowore, the African Action Congress candidate in Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election, rejected the description of the incident as an altercation. In posts on social media, he said armed men attacked him and his associates shortly after he completed a radio interview at MIDAS FM 90.5. He also accused operatives of the Department of State Services and people linked to the Ekiti State Government House of facilitating the attack. Those allegations have not been independently verified. The police said preliminary information indicated a confrontation with people at the restaurant and...