Human
rights activist and President of Centre for Change, Dr. Joe Odumakin
has condemned the arrest of former African Action Congress (AAC)
Presidential candidate, Mr Omoyele Sowore by the men of the DSS ahead of
Moday, August 5, 2019 protest.
Dr. Odumakin
made this known in a press statement on Saturday saying that the arrest
is uncalled for as calling a protest cannot be a crime under any law to
warrant anticipatory arrest.
The statement reads:
"The attention of the Centre for Change has been drawn to the arrest of Mr Omoyele Sowore by men of DSS.
The
arrest coming ahead of the Monday protest he and others are
spearheading suggests a fleding culture of intolerance that may be
gripping the country.
Except he
has committed any other offence that we are not aware of ,calling a
protest cannot be a crime under any law to warrant anticipatory arrest
as has been done .
We demand immediate release of the activist whom we declare a prisoner of conscience for every minute he is held.
We advise the government to temper its mood as this is a democracy and not military rule"
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