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<p>Former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has vowed to enter Lagos State to protest against the ongoing illegal demolitions in the Oworonshoki area, despite threats from the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh.</p>
<p>Sowore made this known on his social media handles shortly after he was granted bail in Abuja on Monday alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor; Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu; and 11 other protesters.</p>
<p>&#8220;We go again. A government that cannot build homes for the people must never be allowed to demolish the only shelter they have.&#8221;</p><div class="rv6svx2U" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>They had been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, last week.</p>
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<p>Sowore stated that they had just been released from what he described as illegal, unjust, and inhumane detention by the Bola Tinubu administration, allegedly orchestrated by the &#8220;illegal&#8221; Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.</p>
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<p>According to him, he was scheduled to travel to Lagos for a protest and was checking for available flights.</p>
<p>They (the police) can warn themselves; they can’t warn me. You can’t warn me about my rights. They are the ones who need to be reminded of their responsibilities. It won’t stop me. It’s not the first time those paid to protect citizens have acted irresponsibly by warning people not to exercise their rights,” he said.</p>
<p>Speaking further, Sowore faulted the police for taking it upon themselves to enforce court orders, describing the action as unlawful.</p>
<p>&#8220;I’m not a lawyer, but I know that when a court gives an order and it’s violated, you return to the same court to report the violation. It’s not the job of the police to enforce court orders, especially when they have a vested interest. Even if they don’t, a court order must first be properly served.The order in question stated that it should be served by Friday, but it was never served on us,” he said.</p>
<p>Sowore argued that even if the order had been served, the courts recognise limits to such restrictions when fundamental human rights are involved.</p>
<p>He also accused the police of consistently targeting him since the early 1990s, stating that some of the officers who once attacked him are now struggling to receive their retirement benefits.</p>
<p>However, the Lagos State government has, on Tuesday, through its Attorney General, dismissed the reports that the state government violated court order commanding restraint on the demolitions carried out.</p>
<p>The State Attorney General, Justice Lawal Pedro(SAN) described the allegation as &#8220;false and unfair.&#8221;</p>
<p>Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, Pedro insisted that no agency of the state government had served any court order before the latest phase of the demolition exercise.</p>
<p>He said contrary to reports, the operation did not violate any restraining order obtained by residents.</p>
<p>&#8220;As of today, I am aware of the court order they are referring to. However, before the demolition they are complaining about, no government agency had been served. I believe the order was endorsed on Friday, October 24, 2025, the same day the demolition took place.&#8221;</p>
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