Sowore, who was assaulted along with his group at Tawakalitu Restaurant in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, October 30, stated none of the primary wrongdoers he had actually openly recognized had actually been jailed or brought in the past a court.
In a declaration on Wednesday, the activist implicated the authorities of utilizing the arraignment to divert attention from the supposed attempted assassination and guard those who prepared, sponsored, collaborated and performed the attack.
“Yesterday, the Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Police Force supposedly arraigned 11 individuals it declared took part in the harsh attack and tried assassination of me and members of my group at Tawakalitu Restaurant in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, October 30, 2026,” he stated.
” For the avoidance of doubt, none of the primary wrongdoers we have actually openly recognized have actually been apprehended, not to mention brought before a court to respond to for the attack.
“We consider this arraignment a calculated diversion from the major criminal activity of tried murder and an evident effort to protect those who prepared, sponsored, collaborated and carried out the attack.”
Sowore divulged that his group had actually determined 12 people and federal government authorities whose actions, associations and possible participation in the occurrence needed immediate and independent criminal examinations.
He firmly insisted that the authorities examination need to exceed the 11 accuseds arraigned in court and reach those supposedly behind the attack.
The activist likewise restored his need for the elimination of the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Falade, firmly insisting that the authorities chief ought to not stay in charge of the examination.
The 11 offenders were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti on charges verging on conspiracy and attack occasioning damage.
The district attorney, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, informed the court that the offenders and others still at big apparently conspired to attack Sowore and trigger him hurt on October 30, 2026, at about 1:10 pm within the Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District.
They were likewise implicated of attacking other members of Sowore’s group, destructive lorry tires and other residential or commercial property, and ruining kitchen area utensils coming from Tawakalitu Restaurant.
The offenders were determined as Joseph Tayo, 32; Olatunji Abayomi, 41; Gban Isaac Amba, 22; Kehinde Ajigbena, 18; Tosin David, 18; Solomon Iyanu, 18; Ogunsola Ayomide, 21; Ojo Ayodeji, 22; Kayode Dada, 32; Segun Olatunji, 28; and Salami Emmanuel, 53.
The prosecution stated the supposed offenses were punishable under Sections 421, 186, 363 and 181( 1 )(d) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The offenders advocated bail through their counsel, who ensured the court that they would not leap bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, approved each offender bail of N100,000 with one surety in like amount.
The case was adjourned till December 4, 2026, for hearing.
Sowore has actually kept that the cops needs to examine the supposed masterminds and those who sponsored or helped with the attack instead of restrict the case to the 11 individuals arraigned.
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