SOYINKA IN COURT IN A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY WITH SOWORE

Soyinka Arrives Court in Solidarity with Sowore

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has arrived the Federal High Court in Abuja, ahead of proceedings, in solidarity with Sahara Reporters publisher, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, who is being prosecuted for organising a nationwide protest tagged #RevolutionNow.

Sowore, and Olawale Bakare had been arrested by the Department of State Services in August 2019, for organizing the #RevolutionNow protest and were subsequently charged with treasonable felony- allegedly planning to topple the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, and other counts including abusing the President.

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They were held in custody for over four months until unrelenting domestic and international pressure forced the government to release them in December. The trial officially commenced today, Wednesday February 12, after being adjourned from Tuesday, February 11th by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu.

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