The Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, who is being held by the Department of State Services, has asked for bail in liberal terms in a fresh application he filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Sowore filed the fresh application on Friday after his failed bid to have the court hear his earlier one challenging the detention order issued against him by Justice Taiwo Taiwo on July 8, 2019.

The affidavit he filed in support of the application stated in part, “That the applicant (Sowore) herein has never been charged with any criminal offence whatsoever.

“That the Nigeria police also conducted investigation on the matter and made its findings public.

“That the persons who participated in the protests of August 5, 2019, were charged with the offence of unlawful assembly at the Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta, Lagos State, Osogbo in Osun State and Calabar (Cross River).

“That on the August 9, 2019, the applicant filed an application to set aside, discharge and/or vacate the said ex parte order permitting his detention for 45 days.”


The security agency had accused Sowore, the SaharaReporters publisher and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the last February 2019 poll, of planning to topple the President Muhammadu Buhari government, through the protest.

Sowore denied the coup allegations insisting that he only mobilised Nigerians to protest against bad governance and other vices.

Following an ex parte application by the DSS, Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the same Abuja division of the Federal High Court, on August 8, issued a detention order permitting the security agency to hold the activist for 45 days to enable it to conclude investigations.

On August 9, 2018, Sowore, through his lead counsel, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), filed a motion challenging the detention order.

But the efforts of his team of lawyers to make the court to hear the application which was filed over a month ago, have yet to yield any result.

In his fresh application which he filed on Friday, Sowore’s lawyers argued that the DSS had completed its investigations, adding that by Section 28 (4) of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2013 “a person detained pursuant to Section 27 (1) can be admitted to bail by this honourable court.”

One of his lawyers, Marshal Abubakar, who deposed to the affidavit filed in support of the application, prayed the court grant bail to Sowore in liberal terms.

He added that the activist had responsible persons who could stand as sureties for him.

The supporting affidavit read in part, “That no criminal charge whatsoever has been brought against the applicant herein.

“That the applicant undertakes not to interfere with the investigation of this case or make contacts with the witnesses of the respondent.”

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People don begin forget this man for jail like Sambo.

Why is it that anybody that forms alliance with and is supported by IPOB doesn't ever succeed? Na so this guy take end for prison just like that.

They will give you all the hype on the internet and make you believe an army is behind you. But when the chips are down, you will realize that you are totally on your own. At which point it's already too late

This guy has to be lucky to be able to get off this one lightly. I think he overreached himself by trying to organise a revolution against the government.

Him eye never clear yet. Only 1 month he is crying for bail. We will take you serious when you are there for 2 yrs like Nnamdi Kanu on watery afonja type beans. Nnamdi Kanu was there two times...one under Obasanjo, spent 1 yr in jail, and second one for 2 yrs under Buhari.

Free sowore.

THERE SOMETHING I HAVE LEARNT IN THIS LIFE. WHEN PEOPLE PUSH YOU, PUSH THEM BACK AND USE YOUR BRAIN. WHAT DID I SAY? USE YOUR...?

He is a brave Yoruba man . Watch him get released and he will continue the struggle unlike the other coward Cownu that escape through Cameroon to Israel. No surprise running away is in their blood.

The lesson to Sowore and every other politician:

When you lose an election, you do not have any right to team up with enemies of Nigeria to organise and carry out violence protest against the country.

Hope he has learnt?

912:
People don begin forget this man for jail like Sambo.

Why is it that anybody that forms alliance with and is supported by IPOB doesn't ever succeed? Na so this guy take end for prison just like that.

They will give you all the hype on the internet and make you believe an army is behind you. But when the chips are down, you will realize that you are totally on your own. At which point it's already too late

Not an IPOB fanatic, but how was he supported by IPOB?... his people failed to support him for a cause he believed would be better for all.

Please dont shift your blame just because you cant stand the truth.

912:
People don begin forget this man for jail like Sambo.

Why is it that anybody that forms alliance with and is supported by IPOB doesn't ever succeed? Na so this guy take end for prison just like that.

They will give you all the hype on the internet and make you believe an army is behind you. But when the chips are down, you will realize that you are totally on your own. At which point it's already too late

Mkpi Afonja
IPOBians rallied till MNK was released
why can't you do such for your brother




.Coward Afonjas

netpro:
The lesson to Sowore and every other politician:

When you lose an election, you do not have any right to team up with enemies of Nigeria to organise and carry out violence protest against the country.

Hope he has learnt?

Did you ever think Sowore felt he would win?.. the protest was single handedly his thought for a better Nigeria and putting pressure on the Govt... he was only surrounded by hypocrite Nigerians who want better but cant push for it.

Naijaguy123:
He is a brave Yoruba man . Watch him get released and he will continue the struggle unlike the other coward Cownu that escape through Cameroon to Israel. No surprise running away is in their blood.

Is sowore a yoruba man or Ijaw man?

Esseite:


Did you ever think Sowore felt he would win?.. the protest was single handedly his thought for a better Nigeria and putting pressure on the Govt... he was only surrounded by hypocrite Nigerians who want better but cant push for it.

Sowore repeatedly said the protest was to remove Buhari from power. His template was something like the Arab Spring.

It was only after his arrest that his colleagues and supporters started saying he wanted a peaceful protest.

The fact remains, Sowore contested for President and lost, he has no right to attempt removing the government under any pretence. It is like Atiku organising a Revolution after losing at the Tribunal and the Supreme Court.

Why has his party has forgotten him, why his Yoruba people has forgotten him? What was his offence? He only advocated for a better governance. If Yoruba's kept on licking Fulani yansh, another June 12 would repeat its self.
What Islamic Nigeria hate is persistent agitation. yorubad should emulate ipob as regard the issue of Biafranism. Yorubas shld flag off their agitation for the release of Sowore for one week , after that the agitation shld graduate to the next level of Oduduwa republic.
They claim oduduwa in their bed room at night but to say it in broad day light in the face of intimidation is an uphill task. This is the recipe for sowore freedom...

Why has his party has forgotten him, why his Yoruba people has forgotten him? What was his offence? He only advocated for a better governance. If Yoruba's kept on licking Fulani yansh, another June 12 would repeat its self.
What Islamic Nigeria hate is persistent agitation. yorubad should emulate ipob as regard the issue of Biafranism.

912:
People don begin forget this man for jail like Sambo.

Why is it that anybody that forms alliance with and is supported by IPOB doesn't ever succeed? Na so this guy take end for prison just like that.

They will give you all the hype on the internet and make you believe an army is behind you. But when the chips are down, you will realize that you are totally on your own. At which point it's already too late

You just looking for cheap attention...
Where and how did ipob support Sowore? Igbos categorically distanced themselves from the planned protest.

Igbos always giving you guys orgasm. Enjoy

Buhari, please pardon the guy

912:
People don begin forget this man for jail like Sambo.

Why is it that anybody that forms alliance with and is supported by IPOB doesn't ever succeed? Na so this guy take end for prison just like that.

They will give you all the hype on the internet and make you believe an army is behind you. But when the chips are down, you will realize that you are totally on your own. At which point it's already too late

U afonja's should go and release ur son he wasn't fighting for ipob, u verbal warriors afonja's hyped him up and abandoned him on the street of Lagos, since his arrest no single protest from afonja's rather afonja's are begging NGOs to come together and protest for sowore shame on you verbal warriors from the south West, we from the east never stopped protesting when KANU was in prison

Naijaguy123:
He is a brave Yoruba man . Watch him get released and he will continue the struggle unlike the other coward Cownu that escape through Cameroon to Israel. No surprise running away is in their blood.

Bunch of verbal warriors afonja's your son sowore is sick in prison afonja's are running around begging organizations to help them protest , Igbos where shot and killed by Nigerian soldiers for protesting yet they continued till nnamdi KANU was released,
afonja's were scared to protest in front of ordinary Lagos vigilantes with battens

biafran people cannot forget there own people in Detention,like coward afonjas did to sowore because of fear of buhari and nigerian army

call or whatsap

912:
People don begin forget this man for jail like Sambo.

Why is it that anybody that forms alliance with and is supported by IPOB doesn't ever succeed? Na so this guy take end for prison just like that.

They will give you all the hype on the internet and make you believe an army is behind you. But when the chips are down, you will realize that you are totally on your own. At which point it's already too late

and again you had to drag ipob into this. What has ipob got to do with this?

Randy25:
Why has his party has forgotten him, why his Yoruba people has forgotten him? What was his offence? He only advocated for a better governance. If Yoruba's kept on licking Fulani yansh, another June 12 would repeat its self.
What Islamic Nigeria hate is persistent agitation. yorubad should emulate ipob as regard the issue of Biafranism.

According to afonjas, sowore is ijaw. Just imagine. Just because of the promise of 2023 presidency the yorubas are willing to sell out and betray anybody brcause of buhari.

912:
People don begin forget this man for jail like Sambo.

Why is it that anybody that forms alliance with and is supported by IPOB doesn't ever succeed? Na so this guy take end for prison just like that.

They will give you all the hype on the internet and make you believe an army is behind you. But when the chips are down, you will realize that you are totally on your own. At which point it's already too late

Did Sambo form alliance with IPOB too?
You want to hide your cowardice under the guise of IPOB.Go out and protest for the release of your brother and leader.