The detained #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken out from the custody of the State Security Service (DSS), saying he is being held as part of a grand scheme by President Buhari’s administration to shut down Nigeria’s civic space.
Sowore said he would remain undeterred by the controversial tactics of the current government, which have seen him held in perpetual custody against the order of a federal judge.
Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Publisher, said: “The demand for his sureties was an attempt to intimidate them into pulling out. Their aim is to intimidate my sureties by subjecting them to undue maltreatment.
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“It is part of a grand plot to hold me hostage because they have failed to find anything illegal to pin on me. But we know what they want to do and we will not allow it to happen.”
The Herald earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari had allegedly been attacked by some Nigerians in Abuja House, London over the prolonged detention of Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The Herald earlier reported that some concerned Nigerians took the #FreeSowore protest to the Abuja House in London, on Thursday, November 14.
The reports further claimed that the protesters gathered in front of the building to boo the official who was driven in a black painted car with a Nigerian diplomatic plate number (FGN1).
The protesters were hear saying: “Buhari, Stop Poisoning Sheikh Zakzaky,” one of the placards read. Omoyele Sowore is not a criminal.
“The protesters shouted ‘ole, ole, ole…’ meaning ‘thief, thief, thief….’ while mentioning the name of the Nigerian president. They also condemned the disrespect for the courts by the Nigerian government.”
President Buhari is currently in London for what the presidency described as a private visit. He has spent over a week in the UK during which he has continued to perform the functions of the Nigerian president including signing a bill into law. The Nigerian government or the embassy in the UK is yet to issue a statement on the matter.