Professor Soyinka, Sani, Odinkalu In Court As Sowore’s Trial Resumes (Photos)
Also, the former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu and popular activist Deji Adeyanju were in court in solidarity with Sowore whose trial resumes today.
The trial was stalled yesterday due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu. It was subsequently adjourned till February 12.
Our correspondence also confirmed the presence of civil society groups, supporters and eminent Nigerians who trouped to the venue.
Many carried placards with inscriptions like ” DROP BOGUS CHARGES AGAINST SOWORE AND BAKARE with Hashtags ” #JUSTICE FOR SOWORE #JUSTICE FOR BAKARE.
Sowore and co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, are facing trial over charges of a treasonable felony for organising the revolution now protest on August 5, 2019, which the government saw as an attempt to disrupt peace in the country.
Sowore was arrested on August 3, 2019, by the Department of State Services (DSS) and was in custody until December 24, 2019, when he was eventually released on the orders of the Attorney General of the Federation who directed the DSS to comply with the orders of the court which granted him bail.
See photos below…
