Activist Soweto begins spine therapy after alleged police assault
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 12/02/2026
A Lagos-based activist, Hassan Soweto, has begun weeks of physiotherapy after an MRI scan reportedly revealed significant spinal injury following what he describes as a “brutal assault” by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Moshood, and officers under his command.Soweto disclosed in a chat that medical examinations confirmed damage to his lower spine, allegedly sustained during his arrest at a protest march to the Lagos State House of Assembly on January 28, 2026.The protest was organised to demand an end to demolition, forced evictions and alleged land-grabbing in Makoko, (…)
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