Omoyele Sowore, the prominent #RevolutionNow Movement convener, has called on Nigerians to oppose President Bola Tinubu’s authoritarian inclinations, warning that the nation faces a dire future if these tendencies go unchecked.
Taking to his X page on Sunday, Omoyele Sowore expressed his dismay over the arrest of journalist Adejuwon Soyinka by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, highlighting the ongoing trend of arrests and detentions since the #EndBadGovernance protests.
“The darkest days are here, but we MUST all roundly reject and RESIST”.
“This is full-blown fascism. Let everyone take a position NOW,” he said.
The prominent activist also denounced the arrests and detention of protesters in the wake of the 10-day nationwide demonstrations.
“Just one #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria revolt, @officialABAT and his goons squad have detained 2000 protesters, killed 40 peaceful protesters, injured many, including 27 journalists, abducted whistleblowers, raided the offices of @NLCHeadquarters and harassed members of their families.
“I think this is why the NIA DG resigned; having helped @mbuhari to commit several atrocities, including the abduction and extraordinary rendition of @MaziNnamdiKanu, he couldn’t continue with the scale of violations and abuse planned for Nigerian by the Tinubu regime. Or maybe he was just below par for the task ahead!”
A #REVOLUTION is INEVITABLE at this point. #FearlessInOctober #RevolutionNow #freePIDOMNIGERIA #TakeItBack,” he added.
Early this morning, reports also revealed that the Department of State Services (DSS) detained Nigerian journalist Adejuwon Soyinka at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Soyinka is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa and former pioneer editor of the BBC Pidgin Service. He was arrested shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom around 5am on Sunday morning.
The reason for his detention remains unclear as at the time of filling this report.
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