The Digest:The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has filed a three-count charge against politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore.
Key Points:
- IGP Kayode Egbetokun has charged Omoyele Sowore.
- Sowore faces three counts of false publication and forgery.
- The charges are linked to a forged police signal posted on his platforms.
- He is accused of intending to incite a mutiny within the police.
- Sowore's media platform, Sahara Reporters, is also a co-defendant.
- The arraignment was delayed as the co-defendant had not been served.
- The case has been adjourned until September 15 for arraignment.
The charges against Sowore signal a new approach by the police to regulate online publications.
Sources: The Nation Newspaper, Federal High Court, Abuja