Activist Omoyele Sowore on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja tackled Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, for influencing the arrest and detention of a woman, Tracynither Nicolas Ohiri.
Ohiri accused the minister of owing her N250m over the last twelve years and made sexual advances to her.
Her claims led to her arrest and detention while she is facing charges bordering on cyberbullying prompted by Umahi who was at the headquarters on Wednesday for the matter.
The public were treated to a spectacle as Sowore inside a conference hall at the police command accused the minister of abuse of power to his face.
The encounter was posted on X by the Saharareporter.
In the footage, Ohiri was seen charging toward the minister before being restrained by people in the room.
Umahi attempted to leave the venue, but Sowore called out, “Minister,” prompting him to turn back and shake hands with the activist.
Sowore told him he should not use policemen to settle personal scores.
The minister’s aides then intervened and escorted him out.
In his post, Sowore wrote: “Today (yesterday) at the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja, I confronted the Minister of Works, David Umahi inside a conference room where police operatives had effectively set up shop for him to harass a woman who accused him of owing her and making a pass at her years ago.
“A married woman, TracyNither Nicolas Ohiri had been illegally arrested in Lagos on allegations of ‘cyberbullying,’ flown to Abuja, and detained.
“Her alleged offense was accusing David Umahi of owing her N250 million for over 12 years, a claim that, at its core, is a civil dispute.
“Rather than treat the matter as such, the police escalated it into a criminal spectacle.”
