It was while men slept last night that News broke that Omoyele Sowore, Presidential Candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), was arrested by security operatives.
It can now be confirmed that the real reason for his arrest is the #RevolutionNow movement scheduled for Monday, August 5, 2019.
His online publishing outfit, Sahara Reporters, broke the news.
According to the online medium, DSS operatives arrested Sowore in the early hours of Saturday at about 1.25 a.m.in his apartment.
Sowore had also posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25 am:
DSS invades Sowore’s
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) August 3, 2019
He also tweeted “Ja p,” the meaning of which has been interpreted to mean many things by his Twitter followers:
Ja p
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) August 3, 2019
Sahara Reporters added that an eyewitness confirmed that his phone was forcefully taken from him.
The medium says Sowore’s “arrest and detention are not unconnected to #RevolutionNow, a series of planned protests against bad governance in Nigeria scheduled for August 5, 2019.”
There has been reactions from Nigerians especially on the social media as captured below:
They called nationwide protests. That it was termed a revolution doesn’t make it one. #FreeSowore https://t.co/UrLIrzWH9E
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) August 3, 2019
If our @NGRPresident @MBuhari & FG @AsoRock are not completely out of touch with the reality of distress of majority of Citizens of this country, they would handle @YeleSowore ‘s right to convene #RevolutionNow wisely.
Many of us his fellow #OfficeOfTheCitizen stand with him. pic.twitter.com/2SZwrz08Zl
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) August 3, 2019
All well-meaning Nigerians should stand with @YeleSowore and defend his constitutional right and freedom to protest any matter of Governance that worries him.
Mr Sowore’s convening of Citizens to protest Poor Governance – via #RevolutionNow– is Constitutionally guaranteed.
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) August 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/AacOsun/status/1157549792031059970
Its no longer a REVOLUTION? https://t.co/MKRh1WEZJD
— Dr. Bamisaye Victor (@sirveto) August 3, 2019
