The letter by the lawyers, Femi Atoyebi & Co, dated November 5, 2021, was addressed to the Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore.
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Sowore, who was denied access into the court by security operatives, was attacked by boys numbering about 20
The victim spoke in an interview on Monday, three days after the incident in which five others were kidnapped.
The victim spoke in an interview on Monday, three days after the incident in which five others were kidnapped
Iba Adams, however, urged the police to unravel the true circumstances surrounding the killing and bring the culprits to book.
This is contained in a message on Monday in Abuja by Sowore.
Sowore was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday along the Benin-Lagos Expressway as confirmed by the police.
The Edo Police Command on Saturday confirmed that suspected kidnappers killed Felix Olajide Sowore.
This was made known by Sowore, who is also the Publisher of the online platform, SaharaReporters, on Saturday
The activists had staged a protest in solidarity with the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who is undergoing trial.
Sowore was said to have been arrested on Monday while attending the court trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The Chairman of the Committee, Ambassador Phil Roberts, stated this in a Communique on Wednesday in Abuja.
The organiser of the group, Damilare Adenola, disclosed this at a press briefing on Friday in Abuja
RevolutionNow Convener and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, said on his social media handles in Monday morning that it is a “Buhari Must Go” protest
Activist Omoyele Sowore had called on Nigerians to come out en masse to join a protest tagged “Buhari Must Go” on June 12, 2021.
The protesters had earlier blocked the Gudu Junction to protest the state of the nation.
While speaking after being discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, Sowore said claims made by the police that no one was shot at the rally were false.
A statement by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, said that, on the contrary, operatives of the command “professionally restored calm at the Unity Fountain following attempts by a group of protesters to incite public disturbance.”
A yet-unnamed female police officer had reportedly fired a tear gas canister directly at Sowore, who was leading others on a peaceful protest against the level of insecurity and seeming anarchy prevailing in the country.
Sowore was leading others in a peaceful protest to express their dissatisfaction over the growing spate of insecurity and anarchy in the country.