RevolutionNow: Sowore breaks silence on collecting money from Nnamdi Kanu to overthrow Buhari govt
collected money from Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to topple the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
The affidavit that was deposed on his behalf by a lawyer in Falana’s Chamber, Abubakar Marshal said though the Revolution Now mass protest took place in many cities across the Country on the August 5 in his absence, there was no reported attempt to violently topple the government in Nigeria. “On August 5, 2019, the Applicant / Respondent claimed that it had the Respondent/Applicant in custody and boasted that it had foiled the Revolution. In the evening of the same date, the federal government issued a statement wherein it thanked the Nigerian people for not joining the RevolutionNow protests.
“That contrary to the deposition in Paragraph 4 of the counter-affidavit, the Respondent / Applicant has never visited Dubai or any of the UAE Cities in his life and he has never received any money from any individual, group or organization for the purpose of removing the President or freeing any person through any unlawful means or for any other unlawful purpose whatsoever.
“That contrary to the assertion in paragraph 4 he has never held any meeting or consultations with members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria. “That his pedigree as a pro-democracy activist, social crusader and front line opinion moulder is unblemished and he is one of the activists who played a vital role in restoring democracy in Nigeria on May 1999.
“That the persons who were arrested and charged for participating in the peaceful protest of 5th August 2019 have since been released on bail. “That the Respondent/applicant is not a coup plotter like the military officers who toppled elected governments in Nigeria in January 1966 and December 1983 and who were never arrested and prosecuted by the Federal government.
“In 2010, the Jonathan administration accused ex-military president Ibrahim Babangida, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and other PDP leaders of sponsoring the bomb blast which occurred at Abuja and killed 16 people and injured several others. The Applicant/Respondent even arrested and detained Chief Raymond Dokpesi. But the alleged sponsors of the bomb blast were not prosecuted due to lack of evidence to substantiate the monstrous allegation emanating from the Applicant/Respondent.
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