BREAKING NEWS:Sowore Triumphs Over Lagos CP and IGP in Landmark Court Ruling
February 20 2026 By Our Correspondent In a significant ruling today, in Suit No: FHC/L/CS/2269/2025, OMOYELE SOWORE VS COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, LAGOS STATE & 2 ORS, Justice M. Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos delivered a powerful judgement against the Commissioner of Police of Lagos, CP Moshood Jimoh, and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in a case brought by activist Omoyele Sowore. The court awarded Sowore ₦30 million in damages, affirming that no Nigerian can be criminalised for exercising their rights to speak, protest, or hold the government accountable. The one-and-a-half-hour judgement served as a resounding constitutional warning against the abuse of state power in Nigeria. Justice Kakaki stated, “Declaring a citizen wanted without lawful authority is not policing; it is oppression, and our Constitution firmly rejects it.” He further remarked that criminalising criticism undermines democracy and stifles the voices of citizens ...