Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, openly confronted the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja over allegations involving a detained woman.
In a video footage shared by Sowore on his X account and Facebook page, TracyNither Nicolas Ohiri was seen charging toward the minister before being restrained by people in the hall.
As soon as Umahi attempted to leave the hall, Sowore moved close to the Minister, introduced himself and shook the minister, following which Sowore pointedly told Umahi that it was wrong of him to use policemen to settle personal scores.
However, the security aides of the minister quickly intervened and escorted Umahi out of the hall.
But, not done, Sowore wrote in his post saying; “Today (Wednesday) at the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja, I confronted the Minister of Works, David Umahi inside a conference room where police operatives had effectively set up shop for him to harass a woman who accused him of owing her and making a pass at her years ago.
In the words of Sowore; “A married woman, TracyNither Nicolas Ohiri had been illegally arrested in Lagos on allegations of ‘cyberbullying,’ flown to Abuja, and detained”.
Sowore also posted a video of the encounter on his X account, stating that the incident occurred inside a conference hall at the police command.
The woman, Tracynither Nicolas Ohiri, who accused David Umahi of owing her N250 million for over 12 years, is being detained and made to face charges of cyberbullying by the minister.
Ohiri also alleged that Umahi solicited sexual favours.
Sowore, in the footage posted on his X showed Ohiri charging toward the minister before she was restrained by people in the room.
Sowore wrote; “A married woman, TracyNither Nicolas Ohiri had been illegally arrested in Lagos on allegations of ‘cyberbullying,’ flown to Abuja, and detained.
“Her alleged offense was accusing David Umahi of owing her N250 million for over 12 years, a claim that, at its core, is a civil dispute. Rather than treat the matter as such, the police escalated it into a criminal spectacle.
“After unlawfully detaining her, the police facilitated a meeting in which Umahi was brought into the command to threaten, intimidate, and denigrate her inside a police facility until we arrived and they immediately dismantled the ‘interview’ and Umahi left, angry.
“After Umahi left, they refused to grant her bail or release her. We later learnt Umahi promised that she has not seen anything on his way out of the FCT police command,” he said.
