Sowore still wanted, we’ll do everything to get him arrested – Lagos CP

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has reaffirmed that his declaration of activist Omoyele Sowore as wanted remains in effect, vowing that the police will take all lawful steps to arrest him.

Jimoh 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.”

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, the Police Commissioner said Sowore had yet to report to the police since the declaration and reiterated his commitment to pursuing the case.

“My declaration that Sowore is wanted is still in force,” CP Jimoh said on the breakfast programme.

He explained that Sowore’s lawyer had contacted him via text message on Monday while he was responding to a riot, and that the message was forwarded to the Officer-in-Charge of Legal at the Nigerian Police Force for follow-up.

“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 said.

Jimoh, however, noted that Sowore had failed to report to the police as agreed.

“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 added. Channels TV