The Socio – Economic Rights And Accountability Project(SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu led Federal government and the Nigeria Police Force to release detained Journalist, Omoyele Sowore.

In a post on X(formerly Twitter, SERAP wrote; “The Tinubu administration must immediately release journalist Omoyele Sowore who is arbitrarily detained solely for peacefully exercising his rights.
” The police must rescind the punitive bail conditions as they are inconsistent with the right to liberty
It would be recalled that Sowore, was, on Monday, detained at the IRT detention facility at Abattoir in Abuja after rejecting the bail conditions set for his release.
Sowore, who was taken away in a police van with heavily armed personnel at around 5 p.m. on Monday, had earlier deemed the bail conditions “outrageous” and demanded either an unconditional release or a release on self-recognition.
Sowore’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, accompanied by Marshall Abubakar, explained that Sowore was required to provide a Level 17 civil servant, such as a permanent secretary, as a guarantor for his release.
Additionally, the police demanded that Sowore surrender his passport, which Adeyanju described as an excessive condition, especially considering that Sowore had voluntarily responded to the police’s invitation.