CAIDOV Urges Ekiti Police to Conduct Transparent Probe into Alleged Attack on Sowore
Susan Abayomi
The Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV) has called on the Ekiti State Police Command to conduct a thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into the reported attack and alleged abduction of the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in Ado-Ekiti.
The organisation expressed concern over the conflicting accounts surrounding the incident, which reportedly occurred at Tawakalitu Restaurants and Catering Services in the state capital on Friday, October 30, 2026.
According to reports, Sowore was allegedly attacked by some individuals at the restaurant around 1:00 p.m., with a post from his verified Facebook page claiming that he had been abducted and his whereabouts were unknown.
However, the Ekiti State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, dismissed reports of an abduction, explaining that the incident involved an altercation between Sowore and some individuals in the Dalimore area of Ado-Ekiti.
The police said their operatives responded to an alert, rescued the AAC presidential candidate and took him to the Police Hospital in Ado-Ekiti for medical attention after he sustained a minor injury.
Reacting to the development, CAIDOV said the differing accounts surrounding the incident made an independent and comprehensive investigation necessary to establish what actually happened.
The organisation stressed that uncovering the truth would help prevent misinformation, ease public tension and ensure that the circumstances surrounding the incident were properly understood.
CAIDOV also condemned political violence, intimidation and thuggery, urging the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, CP Falade Adegoroye Michael, to ensure that the investigation already ordered by the command was conducted diligently.
It further called for the findings of the investigation to be made public and anyone found responsible for wrongdoing to face the full weight of the law.
The organisation emphasised that every Nigerian has a constitutional right to freedom of movement, association and political participation without fear of intimidation or violence.
It maintained that the protection of these rights remains essential to safeguarding democratic participation and the rule of law.
The actual circumstances surrounding the incident remain subject to the police investigation.
