Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore, arrested for alleged threat to life & defamation, transferred to SCID Panti

Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore, arrested for alleged threat to life & defamation, transferred to SCID Panti

The Lagos state police command have arrested publisher of online news platform, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, over allegations of defamation of character and threat to life. He was arrested at his home in Lagos this afternoon. The command acted based on a petition received from UK based journalist, Lekan Fatodu.

According to the petitioner‎, Sowore had in a publication on his platform, alleged that he was being used by some politicians to carry out acts of money laundering.

Confirming Sowore's arrest to LIB, the Lagos state police command PRO, Dolapo Badmus, said he has been transferred to the state Criminal Investigations Department SCID office, in Panti for further investigations.

Sahara Reporters publisher confirms his arrest, shares video of his accuser allegedly attacking him at the police station in Ikeja

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Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, was arrested in Lagos today following a petition filed by UK based journalist, Lekan Fatodu over a publication by Sahara Reporters alleging he was being used by some corrupt politicians to launder money. Sowore confirmed his arrest in this video and post shared on his Facebook wall, claiming he was attacked by Fatodu...

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