Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has vehemently condemned the arrest of human rights activist Omoyele Sowore by the police for organising a protest demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Atiku, in a statement released on Thursday, labelled Sowore’s arrest as tyrannical, describing it as further evidence of the government’s lack of tolerance for differing opinions.
“I have just been informed of the arrest of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, as well as the arrest of several other citizens who were peacefully protesting in different parts of the country.
“I am shocked and disappointed, but not surprised. Shocked that in 2025, decades after we defeated military rule, this government still treats dissent as a crime.
“Those in power today once thrived on protests. But Bola Tinubu continues to show Nigerians exactly who he is and what he intends to be, if we allow him,” he said.
The former presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also noted that Sowore’s arrest within a courtroom represented an open attack on democracy, maintaining that peaceful protest is a constitutional entitlement.
“I therefore demand the immediate and unconditional release of Omoyele Sowore and all those arrested during and after the protest. This government must end its persistent harassment of dissenting voices. Democracy cannot coexist with tyranny,” he added.
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