Atiku Abubakar, a former presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has raised an alarm over the kidnap of
Nigerians by state security operatives.
In a tweet on Saturday, Atiku said the recent “kidnappings
in the guise of arrests” must be condemned.
The former vice-president said this in reaction to the
arrest of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress
(AAC) in the 2019 elections and publishers of Sahara Reporters.
“Freedom of speech is not only constitutionally guaranteed,
it is the substructure of our democracy. These kidnappings in the guise of
arrests stand condemned,” Atiku tweeted.
Freedom of speech is not only constitutionally guaranteed, it is the substructure of our democracy. These kidnappings in the guise of arrests stands condemned. -AA— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) August 3, 2019
Operatives of the Department of
State Services (DSS) arrested Sowore from his Lagos residence in the early
hours of Saturday.
The activist’s arrest is suspected
to be connected to #RevolutionNow, a movement on planned protests “against bad
governance in Nigeria”.
Sowore had been actively involved
in the plans for the nationwide protest scheduled to begin on Monday, August 5.
He was said to have been picked
up in the early hours of Saturday and taken to the Lagos head office of the
secret police on CMD Road, Magodo, Ikosi, Ketu.
SaharaReporters, Sowore’s online
outfit, said his phone was forcefully seized before the arrest.
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