The arrest of Omoyele Sowore an activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, over his 2019 RevolutionNow protest, has been declared illegal by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

The court gave the judgment on Monday, March 21 following a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Mr. Sowore.

Justice Obiora Egwuato also ordered the State Security Service (SSS) to pay an N1million to the activist.

One of Mr. Sowore’s lawyers, Marshal Abubakar, who is of the law firm of prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, described Monday’s judgment as another victory recorded against the “notorious” SSS.

He said it was an affirmation of the rights of Mr. Sowore and other Nigerians “to protest, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and right to movement.”

Source: https://aderonkebamidele.com/court-declares-sowores-arrest-over-revolutionnow-protest-illegal/

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