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BREAKING: Abuja Court Grants Sowore ₦10Million Bail, Orders Passport Surrender, Gives 24-Hour Extension To Meet Conditions

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Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has conceded bail to Omoyele Sowore, the previous official competitor of the African Action Congress (AAC), in how much N10 million with one guarantee of a similar sum. The court additionally decided that the guarantee probably confirmed landed property in the Federal capital territory(FCT), and the candidate should store his visa with the court and give an affirmation of means. Sowore, who has been going through legal procedures, was at first expected to meet the bail conditions inside a set time period. Be that as it may, the court conceded him a 24-hour expansion to satisfy the terms. In the mean time his legal advisor, Abubakar Marshal has applied for augmentation of time to empower the candidate to consummate his bail conditions. The court dismissed managing on his bail application procedures on Wednesday to Thursday, January 30, 2025. Sowore, joined by his legitimate group on Thursday, was met by a horde of allies out...
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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Police To Quietly Retire Legal Head Simon Lough, Owohunwa, Other Senior Officers Amid Age Falsification Scandal Involving Over 300 Personnel

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More than 300 cops have been embroiled during a time distortion outrage inside the Nigeria Police Power, SaharaReporters has learned.

SaharaReporters as of late detailed that a high-profile examination, including a few senior officials, was in progress, embroiling Simon Lough, SAN, the Top of the NPF Lawful Segment.

Examiner General of Police Kayode Egbetokun had requested a quick and thorough test into claims of misrepresented and predated records.

Simon Lough, SAN, is among the unmistakable officials being scrutinized for purportedly modifying authentic records.

The Head of INTERPOL Public Focal Department (NCB), AIG Idowu Owohunwa, AIG Abdul Yari, and some other senior cops were likewise found to have taken part in the dishonest act of antedating their set of experiences records.

This was contained in a reminder shipped off the top of the IGP Observing Unit, dated January 13, 2025 and endorsed by the Associate Monitor General of Police, Power Secretary, AIG Olofu Rhoda.

As per the update only got by SaharaReporters, DCP Simon Asamber Lough (SAN); AIG Abdul Yari; AIG Idowu Owohunwa; AIG Ben Igwe; CP Peter Ukachi Opara; CP Obo Ukani; and ACP Akpan Brown, took part in the exploitative act of predating their set of experiences records.

Sources have informed SaharaReporters that Simon Lough, Head of Chambers in the Legitimate Part of the Nigeria Police Power, alongside AIG Ben Igwe, Owohunwa, and others embroiled in the age misrepresentation embarrassment, will be discreetly resigned by police specialists.

“There are over 300 senior police officers caught in age falsification scandal. The police will quietly retire Simon Lough, Ben Igwe, Idowu Owohunwa and others caught in age falsification scandal,” a top police source said.

According to sources, Igwe and Lough have spent 45 years in the Force.

“Igwe is over 70 years old and he is still in the Force. Idowu Owohunwa ought to have retired officially this year but he altered his records to push it to 2029,” one of the sources said.

However, as for AIG Lafia Abdulyari, he will be demoted to Superintendent of Police (SP), SaharaReporters learned.

Meanwhile, they are all required to repay the funds they received for the additional years they served in the Force beyond their official retirement age.

The investigation ordered by the police IG followed a letter dated January 6, 2025 to that effect by a civic group, the Integrity Youth Alliance, Abuja.

Mr Ikechukwu Ani the spokesperson for the Police Service Commission (PSC), however, said he had no information about it.

"I don't have any information on that. Maybe I will ask questions but for now, I don't have any information on that," he said.

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