Omoyele Sowore,
publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has
accused the federal government of planning to rearrest and infect him with
coronavirus.
Sowore who was the
presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019
election was arrested and detained in August for planning a nationwide protest
against the government.
In a message on Thursday, Sowore said the new move by the government
follows a publication by Sahara Reporters that Abba Kyari, chief of staff to
President Muhammadu Buhari, had contracted coronavirus.
“Folks: It is
important to inform you that we are facing some unusual circumstances, and the
days ahead might be very tense and difficult, but we will conquer,” he wrote.
“Following the
revelation by SaharaReporters that the Chief of Staff. Abba Kyari contracted
coronavirus and subsequent revelations about the criminal conducts/negligence
that has brought Nigeria to the nadir of this global pandemic, the Buhari
regime today sent some high powered delegation to the Chief Judge of the
Federal High Court of Nigeria to help procure a judge to grant a detention
order against me.
“The courts are
reportedly on break due to COVID-19 pandemic. This was leaked to our lawyers a
few minutes ago. They plan this time is to use the Nigerian Army for the
sinister plot. The plan is to obtain a court order and then send soldiers to
shoot up my residence in Abuja by claiming that I resisted arrest with armed
colleagues, if I am arrested alive they would take me to an Army Barracks in
Abuja to be tortured and /or infected with COVID-19. I am not raising the alarm
to scare anyone, it is to inform our compatriots that we should brace for
difficult days ahead.
“However, rest
assured that we are in high spirits and are totally convinced that we may be
turning a historic corner in the face of brutal repression. I am urging all to
stand firm, unbowed and unbroken.”
Garba Shehu, a
presidential aide and Sagir Musa, army’s spokesman, were not available for
comments at the time of filing this report.
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