Sowore Is Not A Terrorist, His Arrest Is Unwarranted — Jiti Ogunye Tells FG

A constitutional lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, has told the Nigerian
government and security agencies to tread with caution in handling
the case of the human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, saying he
was not a terrorist and had never posed any threat to the security
of Nigerian people.

He urged the security agencies, particularly the Nigerian police
and the Department of State Services, to dissuade from embarking on
‘Gestapo measures’ capable of bringing their image into
disrepute.

Ogunye said Sowore had not committed any offence to warrant such
brutality and arrest, adding that the activist was not a terrorist
as being portrayed and Nigerians do not see him as a threat to
their security and well-being.

He said, “Sowore may be a subject of interest to the Nigerian
security agencies but he is not a terrorist. He is not a threat to
the security of Nigerian people and they don’t see him as a threat
to their security well-being.

“I don’t know what warranted such arrest. There is no reason for
a cat-and-dog relationship between Sowore and the Nigerian security
agencies.

“The security agencies should just calm down. This is a new
year. Nigeria had a terrible 2020 and we hope to have a new lease
of life economically.”

He, therefore, called for his immediate and unconditional
release from detention.

A constitutional lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, has told the Nigerian
government and security agencies to tread with caution in handling
the case of the human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, saying he
was not a terrorist and had never posed any threat to the security
of Nigerian people.

He urged the security agencies, particularly the Nigerian police
and the Department of State Services, to dissuade from embarking on
‘Gestapo measures’ capable of bringing their image into
disrepute.

Ogunye said Sowore had not committed any offence to warrant such
brutality and arrest, adding that the activist was not a terrorist
as being portrayed and Nigerians do not see him as a threat to
their security and well-being.

He said, “Sowore may be a subject of interest to the Nigerian
security agencies but he is not a terrorist. He is not a threat to
the security of Nigerian people and they don’t see him as a threat
to their security well-being.

“I don’t know what warranted such arrest. There is no reason for
a cat-and-dog relationship between Sowore and the Nigerian security
agencies.

“The security agencies should just calm down. This is a new
year. Nigeria had a terrible 2020 and we hope to have a new lease
of life economically.”

He, therefore, called for his immediate and unconditional
release from detention.