Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party has condemned the detention of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters by the Nigeria Police Force.
Obi, in a post titled “On the Arrest of Omoyele Sowore,” noted that the detention of a citizen shortly after he voluntarily honoured an invitation by the Inspector General of Police is disturbing.
He also said that the fact that no credible charges have been made public against the activist and publisher further casts a troubling shadow over the nature and motivation behind his detention.
“His arrest, particularly under circumstances where he presented himself in good faith to law enforcement, should be condemned by all who value justice and due process. From all indications, no urgency or criminal flight risk warranted such high-handed treatment.
“To detain a citizen who came of his own accord, without the public disclosure of clear, lawful charges, is not only a miscarriage of justice but an abuse of state power.
“As the ancient Greek philosopher Plato rightly said, “Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.” When those entrusted with power act unjustly, they poison not only the legal order but the moral conscience of the nation?” Obi said.
He further called on the Nigeria Police to as a matter of urgency release Sowore or charge him to court as provided under the law.
“I therefore call on the Nigerian Police to immediately release Omoyele Sowore or charge him formally under the law. Anything short of this would be a further erosion of public trust in the nation’s law enforcement institutions.
“It is our collective duty to insist that the rule of law must apply to all citizens- regardless of ideology, background, or political alignment,” he added.
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