Timi Frank, former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress, has demanded the immediate release of activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore.
Frank in a statement on Tuesday, described the arrest of
Sowore by the Department of State Services, DSS, as a national disgrace and a
dangerous assault on democracy.
Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his remand
at Kuje Correctional Center pending the hearing of his application challenging
the revocation of his bail.
Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed Sowore’s motion seeking the
judge’s recusal over alleged bias and adjourned the motion for stay of
execution till June 24.
Reacting, Frank said that Sowore had committed no offense
warranting arrest or detention.
He alleged that the arrest was politically motivated and
part of a broader agenda by the federal government to intimidate opposition
figures and others against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
According to him, the continued deployment of security
agencies against dissenting voices is a clear indication that the government is
becoming increasingly intolerant of criticism and democratic opposition.
“The arrest of Omoyele Sowore is a disgrace and a show of
shame by the DSS. It is nothing but political victimisation and a desperate
attempt to intimidate opposition leaders and silence voices of dissent in the
country,” Frank said.
“Sowore has not committed any offense. He merely exercised
his constitutional right to speak on issues affecting Nigerians. If the
government disagrees with his views, it should respond with facts and good
governance, not harassment and intimidation,” he stated.
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