Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has reportedly been arrested by the Nigeria Police at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The development was made public by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who took to X to condemn the arrest, describing it as an attack on Nigeria’s judicial system.

“The arrest of Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja moments ago is preposterous. The police and the Tinubu regime are making a mockery of our judicial system. He should be freed immediately. Stop the shenanigans,” Effiong wrote.

Earlier, Sowore had shared on Facebook that he was at the court with Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, Kanu Agabi, who informed him that his legal team was withdrawing from Kanu’s case, leaving the IPOB leader to continue his trial without representation.

The police are yet to issue an official statement regarding the reason for Sowore’s arrest.