By Austin Ogwuda
THE Federal Government of Nigeria has tendered a notice of its intention to discontinue the treasonable felony case instituted against the audacious civil rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore.
But in a swift reaction, Sowore in his verified Twitter handle undauntably stated that, “Five years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria commenced a fruitlessly malicious, tendentious and idiosyncratic treason trial (persecution) against me and several other revolutionary comrades across Nigeria.
“We stood our ground and began a historic journey to liberate our country, despite threats, assassination of family members, state sponsored violence and targeted attacks by security forces, we promised never to back down.
“Today, we have been vindicated on one front, the Nigerian government has terminated its own case against me, but we will not terminate our struggle for justice and liberty of our compatriots.
“We warned the Buhari regime and those who followed his ruinous path that they will face ultimate disgrace before long”.
Discontinuation of the case was made known in a document from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.
The document dated February 15, 2024, was addressed to the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Abuja Division reads:
“Between Federal Republic of Nigeria (complainant) and Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare aka Mandate (defendants).
“Notice of discontinuance. By virtue of the power conferred on me under Section 174 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, Section 107 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and all other powers enabling me on that behalf, I, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN intend to discontinue Charge No FHC/ABI/CR/235/2019″.
Source: Sahara Reporters
