Sowore’s Familiar Playbook Of Fabrication And Blackmail -By Kelvin Adegbenga

In responding to the latest baseless Facebook post by the rabble-rouser Omoyele Sowore against the person of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, it is important to begin with facts, something Sowore habitually avoids.

First, at no time did the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, personally arrest or charge Omoyele Sowore, an action which Sowore falsely claims led to his four-day stay at the Kuje Correctional Centre.

That claim is a deliberate distortion of events. What actually transpired was that the Federal High Court issued an order restraining the #FreeNnamdiKanu Now protests are taking place in some major locations within the Federal Capital Territory.

Sowore and his usual band of urchins chose to defy that court order openly. Law enforcement agencies, acting strictly within the ambit of the law, arrested Sowore and others for contempt and disobedience of a valid court ruling. This had nothing to do with personal vendetta, anger, or interference by the IGP.

It is, therefore, laughable, though not surprising, that the rabble-rouser Omoyele Sowore once again resorted to fabricating fake news laced with blackmail when he alleged that “everything changed” after IGP Egbetokun supposedly became infuriated by a Sahara Reporters exposé involving Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze.

According to Sowore’s imagination, Pastor Eze was allegedly “forced” to delete a photograph showing himself with the IGP and some officers of the Nigeria Police Force.

This claim collapses under the slightest scrutiny. Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze is not a minor, nor is he someone who can be coerced into deleting pictures from his personal social media pages.

More importantly, IGP Egbetokun, as a public servant, is duty-bound to receive visitors, whether at the Force Headquarters or during public functions, and there is absolutely nothing unlawful or unethical about taking photographs with Nigerians who visit him in an official or public capacity.

Equally absurd is Sowore’s claim that CSP Ilyasu Barau of the Anti-Vice Section of the FCT Command allegedly told him that if he stopped calling Egbetokun an “illegal IGP” and stopped “exposing” his relationships, the so-called “war” would end.

This is pure fabrication that would not even pass the test of a poorly scripted Nigerian movie. CSP Ilyasu Barau is a professional police officer who would never stoop to such reckless and unguarded conduct.

Sowore’s pattern of misinformation did not start today. He was arrested and remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in October 2025, where he later claimed to have met one Jesam Michael, whom he alleged was involved in a massive Ponzi scheme.

Four months later, in February 2026, the same Sowore suddenly fabricated another tale, claiming that Jesam told him that IGP Egbetokun personally provided him with an office inside the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters.

This claim is not only laughable; it is insulting to the intelligence of Nigerians. Basic questions remain unanswered: on which particular floor of the Force Headquarters was this so-called office located? How many clients can openly come forward to confirm that they visited Jesam at this imaginary office within the Force Headquarters? If Jesam truly enjoyed such access, evidence would not be difficult to produce.

Nigerians, therefore, challenge Jesam Michael to come clean. He should name the police officers he allegedly “served” or supported. He should identify the “entire police unit” he claimed was at his beck and call, because in law, he who alleges must prove.

If, as Sowore claims, Jesam said that with this unit he arrested victims and sent them to prison on cyberstalking charges, Nigerians deserve to know: which courts handled these cases, which judges presided over them, and where are the records? Until these details are provided, these stories remain cheap fiction.

Similarly, the allegation that Jesam’s properties were shared among senior police officers remains nothing more than an allegation until names are mentioned and supported with concrete evidence.

Until Nigerians hear directly from credible sources with verifiable facts, no serious person can take Sowore’s recycled accusations seriously. His reputation as Africa’s greatest news fabricator and chief blackmailer precedes him.

It is also necessary to remind the rabble-rouser Omoyele Sowore that Nigeria currently has one of the finest minds as Inspector-General of Police in the person of IGP Kayode Egbetokun.

His continued stay in office is firmly grounded in law. Section 18(8A) of the Nigeria Police Act 2020, as amended in 2024, clearly allows the Inspector-General of Police to remain in office for a full four-year tenure, irrespective of attaining the retirement age of 60 or 35 years of service. This amendment overrides Section 18(8) and ensures compliance with Section 7(6), which guarantees the IGP’s four-year term.

There is nothing “illegal” about Egbetokun’s position; only ignorance or deliberate mischief would suggest otherwise.

Beyond legality, IGP Egbetokun’s vision for the Nigeria Police Force is clear: to build a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law-compliant, and people-friendly institution. His mission focuses on upholding the sanctity of the legal framework, deploying technology and intelligence for proactive crime reduction, improving personnel welfare, and strengthening community-focused policing across the country.

Finally, the noise about the IGP’s photograph with the so-called “Prince of Dubai” is much ado about nothing. Taking photographs with members of the public is not a crime. The IGP is a public servant and can take pictures with Nigerians in the course of his official duties or at public events without any hidden agenda or strings attached.

After all, Omoyele Sowore himself takes photographs daily in courtrooms, and his countless pictures with his street urchins are freely circulating on social media. Selective outrage, as always, is simply part of his tired playbook.

Facts, law, and reason remain firmly on the side of IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The rest is just noise.

Kelvin Adegbenga writes from Wuse, Abuja. email: kelvinadegbenga@yahoo.com