{"id":354105,"date":"2025-01-29T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=354105"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T11:10:24","slug":"igp-sowore-appears-in-court-pleads-not-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/igp-sowore-appears-in-court-pleads-not-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP: Sowore appears in court, pleads not guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Protesters demand immediate release of Sowore, critics of the government<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore on Wednesday appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/28\/sowore-in-trouble-for-nicknaming-egbetokun-illegal-ig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed charges against Sowore<\/a> for calling him an \u201cillegal IGP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The activist is standing trial before Justice Liman of the FCT High Court and was docked at about 10:00 am when the charges were read to him.<\/p>\n<p>Sowore however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, several of his followers had protested in front of the court over Sowore\u2019s arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters under the #EndBadGovernance movement accused security forces of intimidation while demanding the immediate release of activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore.<\/p>\n<p>They are also asking for the striking out of all cases against critics of the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protesters demand immediate release of Sowore, critics of the government Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore on Wednesday appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja. 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