Arrest, prosecute those behind Sowore's attack, abduction - Lawyer tells IGP Disu

Human rights lawyer Maduabuchi Idam connected Friday called connected the Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, to apprehension and prosecute those down the onslaught and abduction of the African Action Congress, AAC, statesmanlike candidate, Omoyele Sowore.

Idam said the onslaught and abduction of Sowore was shameful and unacceptable.

In a connection helium signed, the lawyer said Sowore does not merit specified humiliation oregon treatment.

According to Idam: "The onslaught and abduction of Omoyele Sowore are shameful and unacceptable. He does not merit specified humiliation oregon attraction from anyone, careless of however uncomfortable immoderate radical whitethorn beryllium with his views, opinions oregon activism.

"Our nine indispensable turn successful civility and larn to dainty opposing voices with respect, restraint and lawfulness. Democracy thrives connected dissent, not intimidation, harassment oregon violence.

"No idiosyncratic oregon radical has the close to instrumentality the instrumentality into their ain hands simply to beryllium a point. If we let specified behaviour to go normal, we hazard pushing our nine towards anarchy, wherever the regularisation of instrumentality gives mode to the regularisation of force, and beingness becomes nasty, brutish and insecure.

"The Inspector-General of Police indispensable enactment swiftly to guarantee that those liable are identified, apprehended, investigated and, wherever ...