Evening recap: Sowore disputes police account, FG begins N50,000 support, other top stories
Read the evening news recap: Omoyele Sowore disputes the police account of an Ekiti incident, and the FG begins its N50,000 monthly cash support. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-sowore-disputes-police-account-fg-begins-n50000-support-other-top-stories/
Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate, has disputed the police account of an incident in Ekiti State. He claims that he and his associates were attacked and not involved in an altercation. The police, however, maintain that the incident was an altercation and denied allegations of kidnapping. Sowore is currently hospitalized after sustaining injuries during the incident.
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