Sowore to Appear Before IGP Monitoring Unit Over Undisclosed Petition
Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has confirmed he will appear before the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit in Abuja following a petition filed against him.
Sowore, who is also the publisher of Sahara Reporters, disclosed on Tuesday via a statement sent to journalists on WhatsApp that he would attend the scheduled interview on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Earlier in the day, Sowore had written to the police unit requesting access to the petition and information about the complainant.
In response, the IGP Monitoring Unit asked him to show up at its Abuja office, promising to release the petition’s contents during the interview.
A response signed by DCP Akin Fakorede, Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, and addressed to Sowore’s legal counsel, Tope Temokun Chambers, read in part:
“I refer to your letter dated August 5, 2025 on the above subject matter and respectfully notify your client Mr. Omoyele Sowore that based on his request for re-scheduling of appointment, a new date August 6, 2025 by 11.30 am has been scheduled for his interview with the Head of IGP Monitoring Unit.
A copy of the petition, which is the subject matter of police investigation, will be availed to your client physically when he honours the invite, in line with Police Standard Investigation Procedure.”
Despite concerns over the lack of prior access to the petition, Sowore confirmed he would attend the meeting, though not without support.
“The IGP Monitoring Unit has scheduled my interview for tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11:00 AM, yet they have refused to provide a copy of the purported petition against me,” he stated.
Alleging a possible agenda behind the investigation, the activist said he would not be going alone.
“Despite this, I will honour the invitation, but not alone. I will be going with a full house. To all our revolutionary comrades, as always, we move together. Let every freedom fighter, every citizen of conscience, every voice of resistance assemble early tomorrow at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja,” Sowore wrote.
