Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Sunday described the arrest of activist, Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security, DSS as a travesty and violation of the fundamental rights of citizens to congregate and make public their concerns, PM News reports.
Soyinka said the young politician never engaged in any treasonable act as being claimed by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, in the early hours of Saturday arrested Sowore, who is also the convener of ‘#RevolutionNow’ protests.
Sowore posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25am with an eyewitness confirming that his phone was forcefully taken from him.
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