Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday, confronted Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja over allegations involving a detained woman.
Sowore posted a video of the encounter on his X account, saying the incident occurred inside a conference hall at the police command.
The woman, Tracynither Nicolas Ohiri, had accused Umahi of owing her N250 million for over 12 years.
She is detained and faces charges of cyberbullying the minister.
She had also alleged that he solicited sexual favours.
In the footage shared by Sowore, Ohiri is seen charging toward the minister before being restrained by people in the room.
Umahi attempted to leave the venue, but Sowore called out, “Minister,” prompting him to turn back and shake hands with the activist.
Sowore told him he should not use policemen to settle personal scores.
The minister’s aides then intervened and escorted him out.
In his post, Sowore wrote: “Today at the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja, I confronted the Minister of Works, David Umahi inside a conference room where police operatives had effectively set up shop for him to harass a woman who accused him of owing her and making a pass at her years ago.
“A married woman, TracyNither Nicolas Ohiri had been illegally arrested in Lagos on allegations of ‘cyberbullying,’ flown to Abuja, and detained.
“Her alleged offense was accusing David Umahi of owing her N250 million for over 12 years, a claim that, at its core, is a civil dispute.
“Rather than treat the matter as such, the police escalated it into a criminal spectacle.
“After unlawfully detaining her, the police facilitated a meeting in which Umahi was brought into the command to threaten, intimidate, and denigrate her inside a police facility until we arrived and they immediately dismantled the ‘interview’ and Umahi left, angry.
“After Umahi left, they refused to grant her bail or release her.
“We later learnt Umahi promised that she has not seen anything on his way out of the FCT police command.”
There was no immediate response from the minister or the police at the time of filing this report.
[Credit: The Eagle Online]
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