The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, has criticized the Nigerian police for treating citizens like commodities.
Reacting to a comment by Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who sought public support for the police, Sowore expressed his discontent. Adejobi had urged Nigerians to recognize police officers as part of society and work together for a better police force.
“We are your brothers, sisters, uncles, nieces, nephews, wives, husbands, relations, and part of society. The police force belongs to all of us, and we deserve the best in this country,” Adejobi wrote on X on Wednesday.
In response, Sowore argued that the police would gain more support if they treated Nigerians with dignity.
“The @PoliceNG has never treated Nigerians as their brothers and sisters; never; Nigerians are always treated like commodities to be discarded and destroyed at the slightest provocation or no provocation at all,” Sowore said.
He further accused the police of sacrificing innocent Nigerians to please the powerful and connected, framing individuals for a fee, and causing unnecessary harm and death at illegal checkpoints.
“How do you turn around and claim we are brothers and sisters when all we see and hear is the pain, anguish, destruction, and death you visit on compatriots?” Sowore questioned.
