Omoyele Sowore. Credit: X | Sowore
Activist and African Action Congress 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, reportedly fell on Friday during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja after security operatives allegedly fired teargas at demonstrators in front of the Force Headquarters.
The protest formed part of a nationwide mobilisation declared by a coalition of civic groups, labour activists, youth organisations and social movements, which designated June 12 as a day of mass action over worsening insecurity, rising economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions in the country.
The coalition’s declaration was contained in a statement jointly signed by human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), Committee for the Defence of Human Rights President, Yinka Folarin, #EndBadGovernance Movement organiser, Hassan Soweto, and Falz.
The demonstration in Abuja reportedly turned chaotic after teargas was deployed to disperse protesters, with videos shared online showing Sowore on the ground amid confusion as others attempted to assist him.
