The Ekiti State Police Command should apprehend and bring to justice the armed assailants who assaulted Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in Ado-Ekiti last week, according to human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN.
In a statement, Falana demanded that the assailants be promptly brought before the Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti due to their notoriety.
Among other renowned indigenes of Ekiti State, he recounted that a notorious killer squad ruthlessly murdered Dr. Ayo Daramola, Tunde Omojola, and Kehinde Fasuba a few years ago over political disputes.
Though the Ekiti State High Court had already caught and charged the murderers, he claims that influential political forces had tainted the case, allowing thuggery and illegal homicide to persist unchecked in the state.
Falana cited a recent incident in which two men, identified as Mr. Joseph Rotimi Olabiowonu (also known as “Metilo”) and Opeyemi Adedoyin, broke into the home of Sunday Ogunsakin in Afao-Ekiti, kidnaped him, and brutally attacked him. The incident occurred on September 14, 2026.
According to him, the victim suffered serious head injuries after being forced out of a moving vehicle. He later passed away at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).
The two individuals in question were apprehended and thoroughly examined by the State Police Command, headed by Commissioner Michael Falade. Following their arraignment before a magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti, Falana reported that the Magistrate, in defiance of influential groups’ demands, ordered their remand in a correctional facility until the Attorney-General could provide legal counsel.
While he applauded the Ekiti State Government for separating itself from the Sowore attack and demanding an exhaustive investigation, he pleaded with the Ministry of Justice to assume responsibility for the case involving Olabiowonu and Adedoyin and bring charges of kidnapping, torture, and murder to the High Court.