Human rights lawyer, Mike
Ozekhome SAN, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over the arrest of the
2019 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele
Sowore, by the Department of State Services, DSS.
Featuring on Channels Television’s
Sunday Politics, Ozekhome said the arrest of Sowore indicated that Buhari was
“allergic to plurality of voices and his government is allergic to criticism”.
According to Ozekhome: “Dancing
on the street saying we don’t want bad governance how does that amount to a
treasonable felony?
“This government is allergic to
plurality of voices, this government is allergic to criticism, this government
is allergic to opinions. This government should know that Nigeria is a country
with many colours.
“You cannot sample opinions. We
cannot all sleep on the same bed. This government should learn to be tolerant.
“That allegation is most plural,
most damning and most illogical from the government or security spokespersons.
“What is treason? For the
definition of treason, you have to look at Sections 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and
43 of the Criminal Code which applies in the Southern part of Nigeria.
“Then you must look at Section
410 of the Penal Code that applies in the Northern part of Nigeria including
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Treason is the act of overthrowing
the sovereign government of a state.”
DSS operatives had arrested
Sowore after he called for a ‘RevolutionNow’ protest.
Sowore had called for a
nationwide protest against what he described as a bad governance.
Following the activist’s arrest,
the Nigeria Police Force described the planned protests by Sowore and some
individuals as ‘treasonable felony and acts of terrorism’.
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