Omoyele Sowore Visits Blord, Alleges Refusal To Join City Boy Movement Is The Foundation Of His Detention
Human Rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has visited the detained cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as Blord. Blord had been sent to Kuje Correctional Centre last week for 26 days, after a matter between he and social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) was adjourned. Sowore who had condemned the detention of Blord had advised Otse’s counsel, Marshal Abubakar to discontinue the matter. He also promised to ensure Blord was immediately released, describing his detention as oppression. During his visit on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Sowore said the businessman was in high spirits and remained unbroken. He, however, hinted that Blord’s refusal to join President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s political support group, City Boy Movement, was at the foundation of his detention. He said: “We met Blord today and we were surprised that the young man is in high spirit. We went t...