Fatodu in a petition to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos
State Police Command, Mr Fatai Owoseni, accused Sowore of publishing a story on
alleged money laundering against him. In the said publication, Fatodu was
alleged to be assisting Nigerian politicians to move money out of the country.
In a post on his Facebook page yesterday, Fatodu, wrote; ”I
just got Sowore Omoyele of Saharareporters arrested for criminal defamation and
blackmail and threat to my life and career. ”Sowore lied against me that I was
used as a front to receive N1.7 billion of the National Security Adviser’s
funds. My refusal to agree to Sowore’s demands and cut from the fictitious
money made him to viciously attack my personality on his website. ”And imagine
this is someone I’ve known and I’ve been assisting for almost 20 years. We are
still at the police station, and hopefully we be going to the court tomorrow.”
As at 7pm, Sowore was still been interrogated by policemen
at the Area ‘F’ command Ikeja. Police sources hinted that a distress call was
received that robbers were operating on Isaac John street, Ikeja. However on
getting to the scene, Sowore and Fatodu were found engaged in a verbal
confrontation.
According to a source; “One of them accused the other of
threat on his life, blackmail and defamation of character. We did not know who
they were until we reached the station. At the station, Fatodu stated that he
had written a petition to the CP on the matter.” Vanguard gathered that Sowore
was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Bureau
,SCIID, Yaba for further investigation.
But Omoyele Sowore on his facebook page said; “After the
police “intervened” soon as I was attacked by Lekan Fatodu and his friends in Lagos,
we were taken to the CP’s office. ‘’It turned out that the CP was in on this,
he pulled out a supposed petition written by Lekan from his hat after that he
became very hostile towards me and ordered that we be driven to State CID, at
Panti.
‘’It is obvious that
this was planned between Lekan Fatodu and the police. They offered him
unbridled support as he continued attacking me in the presence of the police.
We are now being driven to Panti in Yaba area of Lagos.’’
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos
confirmed the arrest . She could however not state when Sowore would be
released.
She said: “I confirm
his arrest. He was arrested this evening (yesterday) over threat to life on
Lekan Fatodu and blackmail. He is still under investigation.”
How and why Police arrested SaharaReporters’ publisher in Lagos
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