Sowore speaks from custody, says Buhari out to destroy civic space - Premium Times Nigeria

Detained social activist, publisher and politician, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken out from the custody of the State Security Service, telling PREMIUM TIMES he is being held as part of a grand scheme by the Buhari administration to shut down Nigeria’s civic space.

Mr Sowore, a former student union activist who confronted military regimes and went to jail for it, was arrested in August in connection with his #RevolutionNow campaign — a series of nationwide protests he had planned with other activists to demand a better Nigeria. Members of the movement also warned that Mr Sowore’s detention — which they deemed illegal and unwarranted — would bolster rather than dampen a wave of resistance to decades of bad governance that many believed had worsened under President Muhammadu Buhari.Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES from custody, Mr Sowore said the demand for his sureties was an attempt to intimidate them into pulling out.

“Last night, they gave us phones and cable TV,” Mr Sowore said. “This indicates that they have no intention of complying with court orders to release me anytime soon.’’ The secret police’s spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, confirmed Mr Sowore was arrested for engaging in purported acts of subversion. Mr Sowore’s associates and supporters derided the charges as empty because they not only poorly filed but also had no compelling evidence to be upheld in court.

Mr Effiong joined other legal representatives of Mr Sowore, led by Femi Falana, to advance the arguments in court.

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