BREAKING NEWS: Police arrests Sowore’s lawyer Marshal Abubakar

Marshal Abubakar is a legal practitioner attached to Femi Falana Chambers in Abuja that handles Sowore’s legal concerns.

The activist made this known via his Facebook page on Friday, saying that Marshal Abubakar was forcefully arrested.

“Marshal Abubakar was trailed to his home and forcefully arrested because he was accused of defending me.
“They claimed he embarrassed the police by suing them and Ned Nwoko on my behalf,” he said.

it was earlier reported that the arrest and detention of Sowore on Thursday 24th February in Abuja was following a petition by a former House of Representatives member and businessman, Prince Ned Nwoko. He was later released in the night on Thursday.

Nwoko had petitioned the Nigeria Police Force against Sowore for criminal defamation, injurious falsehood publication of news known to be false contrary to section 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, and 418 of the Penal code of Northern Nigeria.

So far, neither the Police, nor any security agents has taken responsibility for the arrest of the legal practitioner.