How Hunger Argument With Tinubu Supporters Triggered Sowore’s Ekiti Clash — Source

A heated argument over President Bola Tinubu’s dealing with of Nigeria’s financial hardship preceded the bodily confrontation between activist Omoyele Sowore and a few Tinubu supporters at a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, a supply acquainted with the incident has instructed THE WHISTLER.

The supply stated Sowore challenged the supporters over their continued backing of the Tinubu administration regardless of widespread starvation and financial hardship, triggering an change of phrases that ultimately degenerated right into a bodily battle.

The incident occurred on Friday, October 30, 2026, at Tawakalitu Restaurant within the Dalimore space of the state capital, shortly after Sowore appeared on MIDAS FM 90.5, the place he granted a radio interview and criticised the Tinubu administration.

According to the supply, some members of the PBAT/APC supporters’ group, wearing Tinubu-branded marketing campaign shirts and caps, entered the restaurant the place Sowore and members of his entourage had been having a meal.

The supply stated Sowore confronted them over their political assist for President Tinubu, questioning why they continued to again the administration regardless of the prevailing financial hardship.

The change reportedly grew to become heated earlier than escalating right into a bodily confrontation involving members of each teams.

“Some of the PBAT Door-to-Door members were wearing Tinubu campaign clothes and caps when they entered the restaurant where Sowore was eating. Sowore started confronting them, asking why they were still supporting Tinubu despite the hunger in the land. That was how they started exchanging words before the situation escalated into a fight,” the supply instructed THE WHISTLER.

The confrontation reportedly left Sowore and different individuals injured, triggering reactions from each camps and conflicting accounts of what transpired on the restaurant.

Sowore’s camp initially described the incident as an tried kidnapping earlier than subsequently characterising it as an assault. However, the account offered by the supply means that an change of political arguments preceded the bodily confrontation.

The Ekiti State Police Command has since arrested 11 individuals in reference to the incident.

In an announcement issued on Saturday, the police stated operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), appearing on credible intelligence, raided the suspects’ hideouts within the Atikankan space of Ado-Ekiti at about 10pm on Friday.

The arrested suspects had been recognized as Joseph Tayo, 32; Olatunji Abayomi, 41; Isaac Amba, 22; Kehinde Ajigbana, 18; Tosin David, 18; Solomon Iyanu, 18; Ogunsola Ayomide, 21; Ojo Ayodeji, 22; Kayode Dada, 32; Segun Olatunji, 28; and Salami Emmanuel, 53.

Items recovered in the course of the operation included two walkie-talkies, substances suspected to be Indian hemp and Colorado, two hashish crushers, a pack of Rizla, seven ATM playing cards, 13 cellphones, two automobile keys and a flash drive.

Other recovered objects included a 5G MTN Wi-Fi machine, identification playing cards, eight worldwide passports, three complimentary playing cards, two suspected legal charms, a gasoline lighter and ₦250.

The police stated the suspects remained in custody as investigations continued to ascertain their particular person roles, decide their doable connections with the confrontation and establish different individuals concerned.

The command additionally confirmed that every one victims, together with Sowore, had acquired medical consideration and had been handled and discharged from the hospital.

The Commissioner of Police, Falade Adegoroye Michael, assured that anybody discovered culpable can be delivered to justice, no matter political affiliation.

However, the police have but to publicly set up who initiated the bodily violence or present an in depth account of the occasions resulting in the confrontation.

Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), is a outstanding critic of President Tinubu and has persistently challenged the administration over its financial insurance policies, governance and dealing with of nationwide affairs.