Police Interrogate Sowore at Headquarters Over Lagos Airport Road Extortion Allegations

In response to a police invitation, Omoyele Sowore, the organizer of the #RevolutionNow Movement and a former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, has come at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

Around 9.45 a.m. on Monday, Sowore, his attorney, and a few supporters arrived to the police headquarters.

After recording a video that went viral and exposed alleged extortion by police officers on Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport Access Road, Sowore was called in for interrogation by the Nigeria Police Force.

On behalf of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department (FID), CP Ibitoye Rufus Alajide signed the invitation, which was dated January 23, 2025.

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With your name prominently displayed, the invitation letter stated, “This office is investigating case of resisting and obstructing public officers, disobedience to lawful order, acts intended to cause grievous harm or prevent arrest, compelling action by intimidation, reckless & negligent acts, refusal to assist public servant, and cyberstalking.”

The letter stated that Sowore was instructed to report at 10 a.m. to Room 212 of the FID Complex, which is located across from Force Headquarters in Abuja. Sowore was advised of his right to bring legal counsel, and the letter stressed that the invitation was within the police’s constitutional investigation authority.

In the contentious video, which was extensively circulated on social media, Sowore is seen arguing with police officers manning a checkpoint on the airport route. The officers were accused of generating gridlock and extorting drivers in the video.

An altercation broke out when the officers ordered Sowore to park his car as it drew closer.