In a series of tweets, Sogunro said he travelled to Nigeria to facilitate a human rights meeting with non-governmental organisations on Friday and was booked in a hotel in Abuja where the meeting would take place.
“As always, whenever I am in Nigeria, my friends would come welcome me at my accommodation, share a drink or two and generally gist. This time was no different,” he said.Sogunro said shortly after she got there, the police arrived at his hotel room and demanded to be let in. “On seeing my friend, they asked her to come with them. We both asked why. The police replied that because my friend was a married woman, she should not have been in the hotel with me. I said this was ridiculous. She was a citizen of Nigeria and had a right to meet with anyone.“I said, NO WAY. ON WHAT GROUNDS??? If they wanted to arrest me, I would comply. But I would not voluntarily follow them to answer questions on unclear and unstated allegations.
He noted that he was confused by what was going on–who sent the officers, how they discovered his room, or why he had been targeted.“After a while behind the counter, they called me for an interview with the DPO,” he said.“I told the DPO everything they did wrong: the process of arrest before investigation; using the police to settle what was now seeming to be a marital issue not involving me; barging into a hotel room without a warrant; and taking me into custody without a clear charge.
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