Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the Nigeria Police Force to suspend tagging human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, as a wanted person.

The judge Musa Kakaki gave the interim order following an ex parte application filed by Mr Sowore through his lawyer, Tope Temokun.

Mr Sowore was declared wanted by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, on Monday, for attempting to lead a protest on the Third Mainland Bridge against demolition of houses in Oworonshoki.

On Wednesday, the activist filed a N500 million suit to challenge the declaration. Alongside the suit, he filed an ex parte application, accompanied by an aff...