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The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has called for the unconditional release of human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore.

Coordinator for the group, Debo Adeniran, in a statement on Monday said, “CACOL as a civil anti-corruption organisation does not support violent take-over of government, especially under a democratic or people-oriented arrangement where elections are periodically organised to choose who lead the massed under a free and transparent atmosphere, devoid of any travesty of sanctity of people’s collective will.

“Against this background, we strongly believe that for Nigeria to actually make progress and reclaim its primal position in the comity of modern nations, the current government should heed the call for a resort to the various outcomes of deliberations and resolutions on the contentious national issues like: resource control, state or regional police, foreign policy, and even the making of a truly people-oriented constitution for the over 250 ethnic nationality groups in Nigeria.

"We believe that no short-cut exists towards achieving this than the convocation of a sovereign national conference which decisions must be binding and sovereign by the very agreement of all age-long issues of altercation and relevance within the Nigerian state.

“We believe that it is never too late to retrace the footpath of the country if and when everything shows clearly that we have since lost our path as a society.”

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The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has called for the unconditional release of human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore.

Coordinator for the group, Debo Adeniran, in a statement on Monday said, “CACOL as a civil anti-corruption organisation does not support violent take-over of government, especially under a democratic or people-oriented arrangement where elections are periodically organised to choose who lead the massed under a free and transparent atmosphere, devoid of any travesty of sanctity of people’s collective will.

“Against this background, we strongly believe that for Nigeria to actually make progress and reclaim its primal position in the comity of modern nations, the current government should heed the call for a resort to the various outcomes of deliberations and resolutions on the contentious national issues like: resource control, state or regional police, foreign policy, and even the making of a truly people-oriented constitution for the over 250 ethnic nationality groups in Nigeria.

"We believe that no short-cut exists towards achieving this than the convocation of a sovereign national conference which decisions must be binding and sovereign by the very agreement of all age-long issues of altercation and relevance within the Nigerian state.

“We believe that it is never too late to retrace the footpath of the country if and when everything shows clearly that we have since lost our path as a society.”

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The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has called for the unconditional release of human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore.

Coordinator for the group, Debo Adeniran, in a statement on Monday said, “CACOL as a civil anti-corruption organisation does not support violent take-over of government, especially under a democratic or people-oriented arrangement where elections are periodically organised to choose who lead the massed under a free and transparent atmosphere, devoid of any travesty of sanctity of people’s collective will.

“Against this background, we strongly believe that for Nigeria to actually make progress and reclaim its primal position in the comity of modern nations, the current government should heed the call for a resort to the various outcomes of deliberations and resolutions on the contentious national issues like: resource control, state or regional police, foreign policy, and even the making of a truly people-oriented constitution for the over 250 ethnic nationality groups in Nigeria.

"We believe that no short-cut exists towards achieving this than the convocation of a sovereign national conference which decisions must be binding and sovereign by the very agreement of all age-long issues of altercation and relevance within the Nigerian state.

“We believe that it is never too late to retrace the footpath of the country if and when everything shows clearly that we have since lost our path as a society.”

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The Coalition for Revolution (CORE), organisers of the #RevolutionNow protest, have said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has proven beyond reasonable doubt “how low it can go in displaying its tyrannical and despotic nature".

Reacting to the harassment and intimidation of protesters on Monday, Seni Ajai, co-convener of the movement, in a statement said that the act of intimidation was condemnable.

He said, “At about 7am on Monday, the premises of the Media Lab in Ikeja GRA that houses Sahara Reporters Media Foundation was under siege by policemen and DSS operatives.

“This act of intimidation prevented workers in their numbers from going about their legal duties of investigative journalism, civic engagement and policy advisory. 

“This act of intimidation and harassment is condemnable in a democratic setting.

“But despite the unreasonable threats by all state apparatus, the RevolutionNowmass protests was successful in over 14 cities, locally and internationally. 

“Nigerians trooped out in their thousands to express their displeasure at the poor living conditions this administration like other previous ones keeps inflicting on them. The international cities are London, Ireland, Berlin, Geneva and New York.

“The streets of Nigeria were heavily militarised like there was war. We won’t be wrong if we said war was declared against oppressed Nigerians expressing their anger in a civil way.

“A protester in Lagos was shot in the leg while 32 others were brutalised, beaten and injured by a combination of armed-to-the-teeth security operatives. 

“A total of 55 Nigerians (30 in Ogun, nine in Lagos, two in Ore, two in Calabar, four in Oshogbo, three in Ibadan, five in Benue) have been arrested as at the last count. 

“As of the moment, we are yet to confirm the number of indiscriminate arrests in several other cities as the police started arresting sympathisers and passers-by in a gestapo manner.”

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The Coalition for Revolution (CORE), organisers of the #RevolutionNow protest, have said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has proven beyond reasonable doubt “how low it can go in displaying its tyrannical and despotic nature".

Reacting to the harassment and intimidation of protesters on Monday, Seni Ajai, co-convener of the movement, in a statement said that the act of intimidation was condemnable.

He said, “At about 7am on Monday, the premises of the Media Lab in Ikeja GRA that houses Sahara Reporters Media Foundation was under siege by policemen and DSS operatives.

“This act of intimidation prevented workers in their numbers from going about their legal duties of investigative journalism, civic engagement and policy advisory. 

“This act of intimidation and harassment is condemnable in a democratic setting.

“But despite the unreasonable threats by all state apparatus, the RevolutionNowmass protests was successful in over 14 cities, locally and internationally. 

“Nigerians trooped out in their thousands to express their displeasure at the poor living conditions this administration like other previous ones keeps inflicting on them. The international cities are London, Ireland, Berlin, Geneva and New York.

“The streets of Nigeria were heavily militarised like there was war. We won’t be wrong if we said war was declared against oppressed Nigerians expressing their anger in a civil way.

“A protester in Lagos was shot in the leg while 32 others were brutalised, beaten and injured by a combination of armed-to-the-teeth security operatives. 

“A total of 55 Nigerians (30 in Ogun, nine in Lagos, two in Ore, two in Calabar, four in Oshogbo, three in Ibadan, five in Benue) have been arrested as at the last count. 

“As of the moment, we are yet to confirm the number of indiscriminate arrests in several other cities as the police started arresting sympathisers and passers-by in a gestapo manner.”

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The Coalition for Revolution (CORE), organisers of the #RevolutionNow protest, have said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has proven beyond reasonable doubt “how low it can go in displaying its tyrannical and despotic nature".

Reacting to the harassment and intimidation of protesters on Monday, Seni Ajai, co-convener of the movement, in a statement said that the act of intimidation was condemnable.

He said, “At about 7am on Monday, the premises of the Media Lab in Ikeja GRA that houses Sahara Reporters Media Foundation was under siege by policemen and DSS operatives.

“This act of intimidation prevented workers in their numbers from going about their legal duties of investigative journalism, civic engagement and policy advisory. 

“This act of intimidation and harassment is condemnable in a democratic setting.

“But despite the unreasonable threats by all state apparatus, the RevolutionNowmass protests was successful in over 14 cities, locally and internationally. 

“Nigerians trooped out in their thousands to express their displeasure at the poor living conditions this administration like other previous ones keeps inflicting on them. The international cities are London, Ireland, Berlin, Geneva and New York.

“The streets of Nigeria were heavily militarised like there was war. We won’t be wrong if we said war was declared against oppressed Nigerians expressing their anger in a civil way.

“A protester in Lagos was shot in the leg while 32 others were brutalised, beaten and injured by a combination of armed-to-the-teeth security operatives. 

“A total of 55 Nigerians (30 in Ogun, nine in Lagos, two in Ore, two in Calabar, four in Oshogbo, three in Ibadan, five in Benue) have been arrested as at the last count. 

“As of the moment, we are yet to confirm the number of indiscriminate arrests in several other cities as the police started arresting sympathisers and passers-by in a gestapo manner.”

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Victor Ogungbenro, SaharaReporters journalist being brutalized

The Nigeria Police Force has said it cannot release SaharaReporters’ correspondent and other protesters arrested at the national stadium in Lagos on Monday. 

Victor Ogungbenro, a video editor and cameraman, alongside eight other protesters were manhandled and arrested during the RevolutionNow protest. 

The detainees were first held at Area C police station before they were transferred to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos.

According to Effiong Inibehe and Stanley Imhanruor, the human rights lawyers who went to secure the detainees' bail at Panti Police Station, the police insisted they cannot release them.

The lawyers have been asked to return to the station tomorrow.

Victor Ogungbenro, a video editor and cameraman, was beaten and dragged on the ground by the police. See Also ACTIVISM SaharaReporters Journalist, Others Detained At Panti Police Station 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago

Another SaharaReporters' correspondent in Ondo was also arrested.

The police clamped on RevolutionNow protesters across the country on Monday.

Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of SaharaReporters and the arrowhead of the RevolutionNow protest, was arrested from his residence in Ikeja at the early hours of Saturday, by operatives of the Department of State Services.

He was whisked to Abuja over the night on Saturday. He has been excommunicated since his arrest.

Sowore's arrest was in relation to his involvement with the protest. 

According to the DSS, Sowore was arrested for calling for a revolution.

Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police, also dabbed the protest as an act of terrorism.

He warned that anyone arrested in connection with the protest would be charged for treasonable felony.

The organizers of the protest, defy the police and went ahead with their protest at various locations on Monday. 

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Victor Ogungbenro, SaharaReporters journalist being brutalized

The Nigeria Police Force has said it cannot release SaharaReporters’ correspondent and other protesters arrested at the national stadium in Lagos on Monday. 

Victor Ogungbenro, a video editor and cameraman, alongside eight other protesters were manhandled and arrested during the RevolutionNow protest. 

The detainees were first held at Area C police station before they were transferred to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos.

According to Effiong Inibehe and Stanley Imhanruor, the human rights lawyers who went to secure the detainees' bail at Panti Police Station, the police insisted they cannot release them.

The lawyers have been asked to return to the station tomorrow.

Victor Ogungbenro, a video editor and cameraman, was beaten and dragged on the ground by the police. See Also ACTIVISM SaharaReporters Journalist, Others Detained At Panti Police Station 0 Comments 7 Hours Ago

Another SaharaReporters' correspondent in Ondo was also arrested.

The police clamped on RevolutionNow protesters across the country on Monday.

Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of SaharaReporters and the arrowhead of the RevolutionNow protest, was arrested from his residence in Ikeja at the early hours of Saturday, by operatives of the Department of State Services.

He was whisked to Abuja over the night on Saturday. He has been excommunicated since his arrest.

Sowore's arrest was in relation to his involvement with the protest. 

According to the DSS, Sowore was arrested for calling for a revolution.

Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police, also dabbed the protest as an act of terrorism.

He warned that anyone arrested in connection with the protest would be charged for treasonable felony.

The organizers of the protest, defy the police and went ahead with their protest at various locations on Monday. 

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Civil society organisations and members of #RevolutionNowmovement have vowed to continue the protest on Tuesday after Monday’s march was characterised by harassment and arrests of participants by security agencies.

In Lagos, the police fired tear gas at protesters and arrested over 10 persons in the process.

The development caused panic in most parts of the city with human and vehicular movement affected by the situation.

The decision to resume the protest on Tuesday was reached after members of the movement converged at another venue.

Kunle Wizeman Ajayi, one of the leaders of the movement, said they would not be deterred and will continue to press their demands for a better Nigeria. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS, Police Stop ‘RevolutionNow’ Protest In Osun 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago

He said, “We have just begun. President Muhammadu Buhari should know that his bullets couldn’t stop us because Nigerians did not vote for him to shoot them.

“The protest would continue tomorrow (Tuesday), we will relocate the venue and inform our people.

“On this note, we are demanding the immediate release of Sowore, Sanyaolu Juwon, and all others arrested at the scenes of the protest across the country.”

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Civil society organisations and members of #RevolutionNowmovement have vowed to continue the protest on Tuesday after Monday’s march was characterised by harassment and arrests of participants by security agencies.

In Lagos, the police fired tear gas at protesters and arrested over 10 persons in the process.

The development caused panic in most parts of the city with human and vehicular movement affected by the situation.

The decision to resume the protest on Tuesday was reached after members of the movement converged at another venue.

Kunle Wizeman Ajayi, one of the leaders of the movement, said they would not be deterred and will continue to press their demands for a better Nigeria. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS, Police Stop ‘RevolutionNow’ Protest In Osun 0 Comments 7 Hours Ago

He said, “We have just begun. President Muhammadu Buhari should know that his bullets couldn’t stop us because Nigerians did not vote for him to shoot them.

“The protest would continue tomorrow (Tuesday), we will relocate the venue and inform our people.

“On this note, we are demanding the immediate release of Sowore, Sanyaolu Juwon, and all others arrested at the scenes of the protest across the country.”

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Civil society organisations and members of #RevolutionNowmovement have vowed to continue the protest on Tuesday after Monday’s march was characterised by harassment and arrests of participants by security agencies.

In Lagos, the police fired tear gas at protesters and arrested over 10 persons in the process.

The development caused panic in most parts of the city with human and vehicular movement affected by the situation.

The decision to resume the protest on Tuesday was reached after members of the movement converged at another venue.

Kunle Wizeman Ajayi, one of the leaders of the movement, said they would not be deterred and will continue to press their demands for a better Nigeria. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS, Police Stop ‘RevolutionNow’ Protest In Osun 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago

He said, “We have just begun. President Muhammadu Buhari should know that his bullets couldn’t stop us because Nigerians did not vote for him to shoot them.

“The protest would continue tomorrow (Tuesday), we will relocate the venue and inform our people.

“On this note, we are demanding the immediate release of Sowore, Sanyaolu Juwon, and all others arrested at the scenes of the protest across the country.”

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Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), the umbrella body for Ijaw youths worldwide, has joined millions of Nigerians to demand the immediate and unconditional release of rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore.

Sowore, a thorn in the flesh of corrupt government officials and their cronies, was arrested by operatives of Department of State Security Service (DSS) in his hotel room in Lagos on Saturday.

In a statement signed by the President of IYC, Eric Omare, the organisation condemned Sowore's arrest and detention by the DSS, accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of attempting to suppress dissenting voices against his administration.

The statement said, “Sowore and organisers of the #RevolutionNowhave not committed any crime to warrant their arrest by security forces. 

“The Ijaw Youth Council worldwide demands the immediate release of Mr Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested in a commando-style by officers of the Department of State Security in the early hours of Saturday, August 3, 2019 over his planned nationwide protest. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS Moves Sowore To Abuja 0 Comments 1 Day Ago

“The IYC considers the arrest as an attempt to suppress dissenting voices in the country. 

“There is no democracy without the people having the right to express their dissatisfaction with the way they are governed. 

“In the opinion of the IYC, Sowore’s planned protest against persistent killings across the country and the state of governance falls within the right to protest in a democratic society and do not amount to treason in any form.

“We completely disagree with the statements issued by the Department of State Security and the Nigeria Police to the effect that the planned protest is treasonable.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS, Police Stop ‘RevolutionNow’ Protest In Osun 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago

“To the best of our knowledge, Sowore has not called for undemocratic overthrow of government. 

“All that the protest calls for is for government to live up to its responsibility to protect lives and property and improve the socio economic conditions of Nigerians.

“The Federal Government must note that trying to suppress voices of dissent in a democracy would only increase the voices of dissent. Release Sowore Omoyele now.”

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Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), the umbrella body for Ijaw youths worldwide, has joined millions of Nigerians to demand the immediate and unconditional release of rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore.

Sowore, a thorn in the flesh of corrupt government officials and their cronies, was arrested by operatives of Department of State Security Service (DSS) in his hotel room in Lagos on Saturday.

In a statement signed by the President of IYC, Eric Omare, the organisation condemned Sowore's arrest and detention by the DSS, accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of attempting to suppress dissenting voices against his administration.

The statement said, “Sowore and organisers of the #RevolutionNowhave not committed any crime to warrant their arrest by security forces. 

“The Ijaw Youth Council worldwide demands the immediate release of Mr Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested in a commando-style by officers of the Department of State Security in the early hours of Saturday, August 3, 2019 over his planned nationwide protest. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS Moves Sowore To Abuja 0 Comments 1 Day Ago

“The IYC considers the arrest as an attempt to suppress dissenting voices in the country. 

“There is no democracy without the people having the right to express their dissatisfaction with the way they are governed. 

“In the opinion of the IYC, Sowore’s planned protest against persistent killings across the country and the state of governance falls within the right to protest in a democratic society and do not amount to treason in any form.

“We completely disagree with the statements issued by the Department of State Security and the Nigeria Police to the effect that the planned protest is treasonable.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS, Police Stop ‘RevolutionNow’ Protest In Osun 0 Comments 7 Hours Ago

“To the best of our knowledge, Sowore has not called for undemocratic overthrow of government. 

“All that the protest calls for is for government to live up to its responsibility to protect lives and property and improve the socio economic conditions of Nigerians.

“The Federal Government must note that trying to suppress voices of dissent in a democracy would only increase the voices of dissent. Release Sowore Omoyele now.”

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Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), the umbrella body for Ijaw youths worldwide, has joined millions of Nigerians to demand the immediate and unconditional release of rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore.

Sowore, a thorn in the flesh of corrupt government officials and their cronies, was arrested by operatives of Department of State Security Service (DSS) in his hotel room in Lagos on Saturday.

In a statement signed by the President of IYC, Eric Omare, the organisation condemned Sowore's arrest and detention by the DSS, accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of attempting to suppress dissenting voices against his administration.

The statement said, “Sowore and organisers of the #RevolutionNowhave not committed any crime to warrant their arrest by security forces. 

“The Ijaw Youth Council worldwide demands the immediate release of Mr Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested in a commando-style by officers of the Department of State Security in the early hours of Saturday, August 3, 2019 over his planned nationwide protest. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS Moves Sowore To Abuja 0 Comments 1 Day Ago

“The IYC considers the arrest as an attempt to suppress dissenting voices in the country. 

“There is no democracy without the people having the right to express their dissatisfaction with the way they are governed. 

“In the opinion of the IYC, Sowore’s planned protest against persistent killings across the country and the state of governance falls within the right to protest in a democratic society and do not amount to treason in any form.

“We completely disagree with the statements issued by the Department of State Security and the Nigeria Police to the effect that the planned protest is treasonable.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: DSS, Police Stop ‘RevolutionNow’ Protest In Osun 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago

“To the best of our knowledge, Sowore has not called for undemocratic overthrow of government. 

“All that the protest calls for is for government to live up to its responsibility to protect lives and property and improve the socio economic conditions of Nigerians.

“The Federal Government must note that trying to suppress voices of dissent in a democracy would only increase the voices of dissent. Release Sowore Omoyele now.”

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Hip hop artiste, Eedris Adbulkareem, has said that members of the #RevolutuionNowmovement are not afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

Making the statement while reacting to the arrest and intimidation of protesters on Monday in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, Adbulkareem, known for his outspokenness, described the situation as unacceptable.

The musician, who participated in the march in Lagos, labelled the use of force by the government to quell the protest as a sad development for the country’s democracy and freedom of expression.

According to him, Nigerians are tired of Buhari’s ineffective government that had brought untold hardship on citizens of Africa’s most populous country.

Adbulkareem further called for the release of pro-democracy activist and convener of the #RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested by officials of the Department of State Security in his hotel room in the early hours of Saturday. See Also ACTIVISM #RevolutionNow: Nigerians Lambast Buhari For Harassing Protesters With Armed Operatives 0 Comments 3 Hours Ago

He said, “It’s so sad that many people have been injured just because we are fighting for our right. 

“No matter how it is, it is so obvious that this government is corrupt and they will use every power at their disposal to put us down. 

“We’re not scared and shall continue to say we’re tired of a government that is sectional and whose fight against corruption is not real.

“We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Omoyele Sowore by the government.”

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Hip hop artiste, Eedris Adbulkareem, has said that members of the #RevolutuionNowmovement are not afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

Making the statement while reacting to the arrest and intimidation of protesters on Monday in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, Adbulkareem, known for his outspokenness, described the situation as unacceptable.

The musician, who participated in the march in Lagos, labelled the use of force by the government to quell the protest as a sad development for the country’s democracy and freedom of expression.

According to him, Nigerians are tired of Buhari’s ineffective government that had brought untold hardship on citizens of Africa’s most populous country.

Adbulkareem further called for the release of pro-democracy activist and convener of the #RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested by officials of the Department of State Security in his hotel room in the early hours of Saturday. See Also Sahara Reporters #RevolutionNow: Nigerians Lambast Buhari For Harassing Protesters With Armed Operatives 0 Comments 5 Hours Ago

He said, “It’s so sad that many people have been injured just because we are fighting for our right. 

“No matter how it is, it is so obvious that this government is corrupt and they will use every power at their disposal to put us down. 

“We’re not scared and shall continue to say we’re tired of a government that is sectional and whose fight against corruption is not real.

“We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Omoyele Sowore by the government.”

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Hip hop artiste, Eedris Adbulkareem, has said that members of the #RevolutuionNowmovement are not afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

Making the statement while reacting to the arrest and intimidation of protesters on Monday in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, Adbulkareem, known for his outspokenness, described the situation as unacceptable.

The musician, who participated in the march in Lagos, labelled the use of force by the government to quell the protest as a sad development for the country’s democracy and freedom of expression.

According to him, Nigerians are tired of Buhari’s ineffective government that had brought untold hardship on citizens of Africa’s most populous country.

Adbulkareem further called for the release of pro-democracy activist and convener of the #RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested by officials of the Department of State Security in his hotel room in the early hours of Saturday. See Also ACTIVISM #RevolutionNow: Nigerians Lambast Buhari For Harassing Protesters With Armed Operatives 0 Comments 3 Hours Ago

He said, “It’s so sad that many people have been injured just because we are fighting for our right. 

“No matter how it is, it is so obvious that this government is corrupt and they will use every power at their disposal to put us down. 

“We’re not scared and shall continue to say we’re tired of a government that is sectional and whose fight against corruption is not real.

“We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Omoyele Sowore by the government.”

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