BREAKING NEWS:SAHARA REPORTERS PUBLISHER 'OMOLEYE SOWORE' ARRESTED IN LAGOS

Omoyele Sowore,Sahara Reporters publisher, have been arrested by the Lagos state police command  over allegations of defamation of character and threat to life. He was arrested at his home in Lagos this afternoon on a petition received from UK based journalist, Lekan Fatodu.



According to the petitioner‎, Sowore had in a publication on his platform, alleged that he was being used by some politicians to carry out acts of money laundering.

Confirming Sowore's arrest, the Lagos state police command PRO, Dolapo Badmus, said he has been transferred to the state Criminal Investigations Department SCID office, in Panti for further investigations.