Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka and former Kaduna Central
Senator, Shehu Sani, are currently at the Federal High Court, Abuja in
solidarity with Omoyele Sowore, convener of the RevolutionNow Movement.
Speaking with Sani upon arrival in the courtroom, Soyinka
jokingly called the former Senator a “criminal.”
Soyinka who was seated on sighting Senator Sani said: “aha
here comes another criminal like Sowore.”
Responding to the joke, Sani said: “Sir you are the patron
of the criminals club.”
Sowore, who and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, are facing
trial over charges of treasonable felony.
The Department of State Services, DSS, had arrested Sowore
and Bakare for calling for a revolution protest on August 5, 2019, against the
Federal Government.
Following the call, the DSS on August 3, 2019 arrested
Sowore and remained him in custody until December 5, 2019, despite several
court orders granting him bail.
He was released after 124 days in custody, but forcibly rearrested at a federal high court in Abuja — less than 24 hours after his release.
He was later released on December 24, 2019.
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