Omoyele Sowore
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore on Sunday raised fresh concerns over the October 30 attack on him and members of his team in Ado-Ekiti, claiming that two mobile phones stolen during the incident have been tracked to locations near key government sites in the state capital.
In posts on his X account, Sowore stated that tracking conducted that morning located one of the devices “directly opposite the office of the Executive Governor of Ekiti State,” while the other was found opposite Fajuyi Park in Ado-Ekiti. In a subsequent post, he specifically said one phone “has now been traced to the Governor’s Lodge in Ekiti State.”
“This morning, we tracked two of the devices violently robbed from members of our team during the brutal attack in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, October 30, 2026, and the locations are deeply disturbing,” Sowore wrote. He described the findings as “deeply disturbing” and called on the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release CCTV footage seized from Tawakalitu Restaurant, the scene of the attack.
“The Nigeria Police Force and the DSS have yet to release the CCTV footage seized from Tawakalitu Restaurant, where we were attacked. RELEASE THE CCTV FOOTAGE NOW!” he demanded. “You cannot bury the evidence.”
The attack occurred on Friday, October 30, shortly after Sowore completed a radio interview at MIDAS FM 90.5. He and members of his team were at Tawakalitu Restaurant in the Dalimore area of Ado-Ekiti when a group of men stormed the premises, assaulted them, and allegedly made away with phones, wristwatches, and shoes.
The Ekiti State Police Command later announced the arrest of 11 suspects in connection with the incident. According to the police, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, acting on a tip-off, raided hideouts in the Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti around 10 p.m. on the day of the attack. The suspects were identified as Joseph Tayo, Olatunji Abayomi, Isaac Amba, Kehinde Ajigbana, Tosin David, Solomon Iyanu, Ogunsola Ayomide, Ojo Ayodeji, Kayode Dada, Segun Olatunji, and Salami Emmanuel.
Items recovered from the suspects reportedly included 13 mobile phones, two walkie-talkies, substances suspected to be drugs, ATM cards, international passports, vehicle keys, and other materials. The police said investigations were ongoing.
Sowore has maintained that the assault was a coordinated attack rather than a mere altercation, as initially described by police. He has previously alleged involvement of political thugs linked to the state government and demanded the arrest of individuals he named as coordinators, including a person identified as “Solar” and the governor’s Chief Security Officer. Those allegations have not been independently verified in court.
The activist’s latest claims about the phone locations have intensified online discussion and drawn attention to the handling of the investigation. As of Sunday afternoon, neither the police nor the DSS had publicly responded to the specific demand for the release of the restaurant’s CCTV footage or confirmed the phone-tracking results announced by Sowore.
The incident has drawn condemnation from civil society groups and political associates of Sowore, who have called for a thorough and transparent probe. Authorities have not yet issued a detailed update on the recovery of the specific devices claimed by the AAC candidate or on the status of the CCTV evidence.
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