Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general election, has reportedly sustained a broken right hand while in police custody.

The incident is said to have occurred on Thursday morning at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

According to a trending update posted on Sowore’s official Instagram page, a police team led by a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit allegedly stormed his detention cell, injured him, and later moved him to an undisclosed location.

The post stated:
"At about 6AM, a police team, headed by a CSP from the IGP Monitoring Unit, forcibly entered Omoyele Sowore’s detention cell at the FID in Abuja, broke his right hand, and transported him to an undisclosed location."

Sowore had reportedly been detained on Wednesday after honoring an invitation from the IGP Monitoring Unit.

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