By Peter Onyekachukwu 
By Peter Onyekachukeu
Abuja – A human rights lawyer, A.K. Musa, has condemned the rearrest of activist Omoyele Sowore by armed police officers shortly after he was granted bail at the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja, describing the incident as a desecration of the sanctity of the judiciary.
Musa, who addressed journalists after the incident on Friday, said the conduct of the officers was “a show of shame” and an affront to the rule of law.
He accused the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of masterminding the invasion out of personal vendetta, alleging that the police acted unlawfully in their attempt to re-arrest Sowore without justification.
“They brought Mr. Sowore to court on the allegation of breaching court orders. Ironically, what they did today is a worse breach of the same court order,” Musa said.
He claimed that the police officers manhandled Sowore, beat up lawyers and traders around the court premises, and even arrested some who attempted to record the incident with their phones.
“It is shameful. Mr. Sowore was harassed and bundled out of court. Lawyers were beaten, traders’ goods destroyed because the police were disappointed he was granted bail,” he lamented.
The lawyer described the incident as part of a broader attempt to silence dissenting voices and intimidate the judiciary.
He urged the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to condemn what he called “an unprecedented act of illegality.”
According to him, the attack not only undermines the integrity of the courts but also sends a dangerous message about the independence of the judiciary under the current administration.