SaharaReporters publisher Omoyele Sowore was released after a two-day detention by Nigerian police.
He announced on social media that the “Nigeria Police Force has capitulated to the demands of the revolutionary movement” and thanked supporters for not giving up. The #FreeSowore campaign exploded online.
Sowore said:
“Nigeria Police Force has capitulated to the demands of the revolutionary movement… I have been released from unjust, illegal, and unwarranted detention,”
𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: 𝐒𝐨𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ‘𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥’https://t.co/z4zou9KcId pic.twitter.com/yMU6iJxe1v
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) August 8, 2025
