Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian Government to drop all trumped up charges brought against human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and restore all his rights as guaranteed by Nigerian and international laws. The group made the call in a Twitter post on Monday to mark one year of Sowore’s arrest by the Department of State Services. Amnesty International had on November 20, 2019 designated the activist as prisoner of conscience following his arbitrary detention and unfair trial for exercising his right to protest. The rights group said President Muhammadu Buhari should stop using security agents and judiciary as a tool for persecuting people, who voice dissenting opinions, challenge abuse and call for accountability. The organisation said, “Today marks exactly a year after Nigerian authorities unlawfully detained Omoyele Sowore. “He was put through an unfair trial based on bogus charges. In November 2019 we declared him a Prisoner of Conscience; who was deprive
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