Just as the new year began, Human Rights activist and media executive Omoyele Sowore, alongside many others have been arrested in Abuja as they held a crossover protest.
Recall that as a means to control the 2nd wave of the deadly COVID-19, the Federal Government had imposed a 12am – 4am curfew nationwide.
The former Presidential aspirant, however, convened a crossover protest, asking Nigerians to show their grievances with placards and lit candles as they transition into a new year. This led to gatherings in Abuja, Kaduna and some parts of Lagos. Read also: Show Your Grievances – Sowore Convenes Crossover Protest
At about 1:29am, his media outfit SaharaReporters reported that he has been arrested in Abuja alongside some other people who were present at the protest. Eyewitnesses say policemen suspected to be with the Rapid Response Squad stormed Gudu junction in Abuja, wounding Sowore before carting him away with other activists at the location.
