Omoyele Sowore, convener of
#RevolutionNow Movement, says while arrested Boko Haram commanders in custody
of the Department of State Services (DSS) are allowed to make calls, he has
been denied access to telephone.
According to SaharaReporters,
Sowore said this on Monday at the federal high court in Abuja where he is
currently being arraigned for “conspiracy to commit treason and insulting
President Muhammadu Buhari”.
The activist said he was yet to
know what charge was brought against him as he had not spoken with his lawyers.
“I am not allowed to see
sunshine. I’ve not been outside except today. I am happy people are staying
strong,” he said.
“I have no doubt this will come
to an end in favour of the Nigerian people. Whether you like it or not, the
revolution will happen. It is only a matter time. They gave me no access to
telephone. No TV. No newspapers.
“What is interesting is that Boko
Haram commanders who are engaged in high level terrorism have access to
telephone, TV and even cable in their cells. So you wonder which one is better:
a freedom fighter or a terrorist.”
He also said he has a bad
shoulder following the way he was rough handled when arrested.
Sowore, who was presidential
candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 elections, was
arrested in Lagos on August 3 ahead of a planned nationwide #RevolutionNow
protest.
The protest, the government said,
was aimed at removing the president during his term of office otherwise than by
constitutional means.
The court had earlier granted the
DSS request to keep Sowore for 45 days but he was later granted bail.
The agency refused to release him
despite fulfilling his bail condition.
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