Nigeria, July 22 -- Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate and publisher of SaharaReporters, on Monday confronted a senior police officer during retired police officers' protest in Abuja, accusing him of working for an Inspector-General of Police (IGP) he described as "illegal."

In a video posted to his Facebook page, Mr Sowore was seen interacting with Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ahmed Lateef.

Mr Lateef challenged Mr Sowore to identify, from footage on his phone, a plain-clothed officer allegedly involved in the theft of his Ray-Ban AI glasses during the protest.

The response from the police officer, who introduced himself as Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to IGP Kayode Egbetokun, prompted a sharp response from Mr Sowore...