The Presidency has condemned plans by activist Omoyele Sowore to organize a protest march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja concerning the continued detention of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Bayo Onanuga, the Presidential Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, issued the condemnation in a post on his official X handle, labeling Sowore as “an anarchist masquerading as a rights activist.”
Sowore had announced that the “historic” #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest would take place on October 20 at 7 a.m. to demand the IPOB leader’s release from detention.
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In his reaction, Tinubu’s media aide warned that the proposed action was aimed at “undermining law and order,” emphasizing that Kanu is currently “facing trial on charges of treason” which must be “allowed to run its course in court.”
Onanuga addressed Sowore directly:“You are nothing more than an anarchist masquerading as a rights activist. You very well know that Nnamdi Kanu is facing a trial for treason, and you want to cause a breakdown of law and order by mobilising for a protest?”
“Is this the kind of revolution you envisage for Nigeria, where the rule of law will be violated and your idea of justice would be the law of the jungle?”
The presidential aide also criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, “accusing him of opportunism” for supporting the planned protest.
Onanuga wrote:“I am surprised that ex-VP Atiku Abubakar, who is always opportunistic, has supported the planned mob action. As a statesman, he should know better that matters of justice are not resolved on the streets but in the law court,”
Onanuga maintained that while the judicial process may “seemed slow,” the government remains committed to due process in handling Kanu’s case.
Onanuga added:“While the wheel of justice can sometimes be grindingly slow, partly caused by Kanu’s lawyers, Nnamdi Kanu will eventually get the justice he deserves for his alleged transgressions,”
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