Amnesty International, a global
human rights organization, has called for the immediate release of AAC presidential
candidate and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore.
Amnesty International made the
call through its official Twitter handle on Saturday following the arrest of
Sowore by men of Depart of state services, DSS.
Recall that Sowore, the convener of Revolution Now Protests against Buhari government, was
picked up at his apartment in the early hours of Saturday.
The politician posted a distress
tweet at exactly 1:25 am which reads, “DSS invades Sowore’s apartment.”
Later he added another tweet,
which could be a confirmation that his phone must have been seized while trying
to raise the alarm about his arrest.
Reacting, Amnesty International
urged authorities in charge to respect Sowore’s rights and release him.
The organization wrote: “We are
concerned about the arrest of Omoyele Sowore by DSS operatives.
“ We urge the authorities to
respect his rights and follow due process.
“If not charged for any offence,
he should be released immediately.”
Sowore has been championing a
protest against bad governance of Nigeria with the Revolution Now movement.
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