Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Nigeria Police Force has explained the reason behind the arrest of a human rights activist and the former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore after his appearance at the federal high court for the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The Force, in a statement by his Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin during a media conference on Thursday in Abuja, said it arrested Sowore for luring protesters into a restricted area to protest in contravention of an order of a court.

"Sowore has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force, and the reason is that the 13 people that were arrested previously in connection to the "FreeNnadiKanu" protest gave their stateme...