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The Digest:

Activist Omoyele Sowore has responded to the Lagos Police Command declaring him wanted, confirming his awareness of the allegations and stating his intention to personally meet with Commissioner Olohundare Jimoh to address the situation directly.

Key Points:
  • Sowore confirmed he is aware the police declared him wanted for alleged disturbance of public peace.
  • He stated the police commissioner had not taken his calls but he plans to meet him soon.
  • The declaration followed alleged plans to block the Third Mainland Bridge in protest of demolitions.
  • Police deployed anti-riot units to the bridge and other strategic locations like Lekki Toll Gate.
  • Commissioner Jimoh warned that blocking the bridge threatens public safety and infrastructure.
  • Police have made 13 arrests in connection with related "miscreant" activity.
  • Sowore alleged the declaration followed an unexecuted "shoot on sight" order against him.
The standoff highlights escalating tensions between civil dissent and state authority, testing the boundaries of protest and public order in Nigeria's commercial capital.

Sources: Sowore/Twitter, Sowore's Facebook