Sowore spends New Year day in police custody for organizing protest

Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and other activists spent the wee hours of the New Year in police custody for organizing a protest in Abuja.

Sowore had before his detention, sent out a series of tweets calling on Nigerians to join him on a protest against the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari

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He had tweeted, “How about a crossover protest/uprising tonight? Anyone willing to participate? Pick up a candle and a placard showing your grievances against the regime; let’s upload our short videos and photos across our social media platforms. Let’s welcome the regime to a resolute 2021!

“#CrossoverWithProtest against tyrant @mbuhari’s regime, candlelight for #LekkiMassacre; a placard for #EndBadGovernment; procession to usher in #Revolutionary 2021, a fist for victims of repression-frozen bank accounts, malicious prosecution and detention of #Endsars activists.

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“#Crossoverwithprotest starts at 11.30 till 12.30 am across Nigeria, a candle, a placard and fireworks to usher in a RESOLUTE 2021 in Nigeria! Join with your friends and neighbours ‪#EndSARS. ‪#ObigboMassacre ‪#LekkiMassacre ‪#EndBadGoveranceInNigeria ‪#BuhariTrainwreck ‪#RevolutionNow.”

TheNewsGuru gathered that armed policemen around midnight accosted the protesters at Gudu Junction injuring some of them in the process.

They were then taken to a police unit infamously known as ‘Abattoir’ in the Lokogoma area of the FCT.

TheNewsGuru recalls that Sowore, who was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International in 2019, was imprisoned for several months by the Buhari led administration for allegedly calling for a revolution.

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Sowore’s legal representative, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), who confirmed the arrest, said he had not been able to find his client because the police had failed to reveal where he is.

 

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