Ndigbo Young Professionals Counter Sowore’s Allegations Against IGP Egbetokun
The Ndigbo Young Professionals has dismissed allegations that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, is secretly seeking an ex parte detention order against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ambassador Chukwuemeka Chinonso, the group described the claim as “false, baseless, and a calculated attempt to mislead Nigerians.”
According to the statement, IGP Egbetokun is currently in Cape Town, South Africa, participating in the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference, where he is engaging in efforts to strengthen international collaboration in tackling transnational crime and enhancing global law enforcement cooperation.
“For the avoidance of doubt, IGP Egbetokun has no personal issues with Sowore,” the group stressed. “The charges he is facing are purely legal matters arising from his alleged forgery of a police wireless message, posting of a fake police signal, and other inciting materials on his Facebook page aimed at provoking officers of the Force and the general public into mutiny against the Federal Government.”
The group further described attempts to portray the matter as political persecution as “misleading and irresponsible,” insisting that the police under Egbetokun’s leadership remain committed to upholding the rule of law.
It also advised Sowore’s lawyers to counsel him to remain law-abiding instead of “constituting a nuisance to society under the guise of activism.”
Reiterating its support for the Nigeria Police Force, the Ndigbo Young Professionals called on Nigerians to disregard what it termed propaganda aimed at distracting from ongoing police reforms and international partnerships.
