Sources familiar with the continued incarceration of Omoyele Sowore have told PREMIUM TIMES the Nigerian activist was questioned earlier this week over purported ties to Boko Haram and other outlawed groups.
Three weeks after the SSS ignored Ms Ojukwu’s order to release Mr Sowore, the judge threatened to hold itsBut the threat did not appear to shake the secret police, which is controlled entirely by President Buhari without any external oversight mechanism for accountability.
“They clearly want to continue their attack on a harmless citizen in defiance of the court,” Mr Effiong said. “The terrorism allegations were specifically why they arrested him several months ago but they could not file charges because they had no evidence to prove anything.” Peter Afunanya, spokesperson for the SSS, did not return PREMIUM TIMES’ calls and messages seeking comments on why the recent interrogation of Mr Sowore.asking for Mr Sowore’s case to be transferred to his office.
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