The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Lagos State Branch, has condemned the violent attack and assault on human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, June 22, 2026.

The opposition party described the court order as a dangerous weaponisation of the judiciary by the authorities, assault on democratic values and the rule of law.

Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the public humiliation of activist and presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, by operatives of the Department of…