South West Youth Alliance Denounces Sowore’s Allegations Against IGP

The South West Youth Alliance has strongly criticized Omoyele Sowore over what it described as false and misleading claims against the Inspector-General of Police.

In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Adenike Ajanlekoko, the group said its attention was drawn to a social media post in which Sowore alleged that the IGP was “wicked” and “illegal,” and accused him of setting up a team within the Force Intelligence Department (FID) to torture, extort, and dismiss Inspector Adebisi Adenusi after 23 years of service.

The Alliance dismissed the allegations as baseless and mischievous, insisting that no such directive or team was constituted by the police leadership.

“It is gross misconduct, tantamount to mutiny, for any serving officer to plan or lead a protest against the institution to which he belongs,” the group said, faulting Inspector Adenusi for actions it claimed violated the ethics and discipline of the Force.

On Sowore’s additional claim that a female officer arrested alongside Adenusi was brutalized and lost her pregnancy, the Alliance stated there was no medical or official record to support the allegation, describing it as fabricated and intended to mislead the public.

The group also rejected Sowore’s assertion that Adenusi was maliciously charged with sedition, noting that it is not within the activist’s authority to declare offences unlawful or pronounce verdicts outside the courts.

Calling on Nigerians to disregard what it termed Sowore’s “reckless publications,” the Alliance urged continued support for the police under the IGP’s leadership, stressing that discipline, professionalism, and the rule of law remain guiding principles of the Force.

The statement further advised Sowore to desist from “propaganda and half-truths” that could undermine public institutions and judicial processes.