‘IGP Egbetokun is on a mission to destroy the Nigerian Police’ —Sowore

Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoleye Sowore, has called out the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, saying the IGP would destroy the Nigeria Police Force with the mounting human rights abuses in the country.

Sowore, a human rights activist and the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, who made the allegation on a post on his X handle @YeleSowore on Sunday, added that the IGP is occupying the position illegally with the sole mission of destroying the Nigerian police.

Sowore also stated that Egbetokun has deliberately been engaging in egregious violations of human rights since he was appointed and his tenure illegally extended by President Bola Tinubu.

“This illegal IG of @PoliceNG, Kayode Egbetokun, has engaged in egregious violations of human rights since @officialABAT appointed him and illegally extended his tenure,” the activist wrote.

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“He was the person who ordered the murders of #EndBadGovernance protesters, he orchestrated the prosecution of minors for treason, he has assisted powerful elites in arresting and jailing their critics, including @delefarotimi whom he abducted from Lagos to Ekiti on behalf of Chief Afe Babalola, SAN.

“Speed Darlington, a musician is languishing in detention because he had a beef with @burnaboy, @IjeleSpeaks2 has spent months in prison now because IGP Egbetokun connived with Evang. Chukwuebuka Obi to silence him, and now this lady, Olamide, had to be flown to Abuja because she made Facebook posts about the IGP and @Princemoye1, who’s had personal issues with her in Ogun State.

“IGP Kayode Egbetokun will destroy the Nigeria Police if we don’t act now,” he said.

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