‘Unprecedented Level Of Paranoia,’ Soyinka Slams FG Over Charges Against Sowore 'Welcome to the Club, Mr Omoyele Sowore.'
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has criticised the Muhammadu Buhari administration over the charges of treasonable felony and other counts filed against the detained Convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore.
The charges were filed on Friday, a day before the expiration of the detention order of the Federal High Court in Abuja which permitted the DSS to keep Sowore for 45 days.warned the government against the use of force to clampdown on citizens exercising their fundamental human rightsHe explained that he initially thought the news of the charges filed against Sowore was fake, stressing that he does not expect those who filed the charges to believe them.This is utterly depressing news.
I confess that I also joined in this school of thought – at the start. Further checks have, however, confirmed that this government has indeed attained an unprecedented level of paranoia.
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