The Federal Government have dropped criminal charges brought against rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore going by a letter in the public domain
A notice of discontinuation of the charges seen by GrandNews Online showed that it was signed on February 14 2024 and received at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday.
It was signed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi.
In the memo, the Attorney General said the decision, which is within the powers of his office was according to Section 107 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.
Sowore, who is the leader of the Revolution Now Movement has been standing trial since 2019. He had been charged with treason.
His travel passport had been confiscated while his movements were restricted.
On Thursday, Sowore himself confirmed the development in a post released on his X account @YeleSowore shortly after the case was mentioned in court. He equally posted a copy of the memo on the mini blog site. He wrote:
“Five years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria commenced a fruitlessly malicious, tendencious and idiosyncratic treason trial (Persecution) against me and several other revolutionary comrades across Nigeria, we stood our ground and began a historic journey to liberate our country, despite threats, assassination of family members, state sponsored violence and targeted attacks by security forces, we promised never to back down. Today, we have been vindicated on one front, the Nigerian government has terminated its own case against me, but we will not terminate our struggle for justice and liberty of our compatriots. We warned the @MBuhari regime and those who followed his ruinous path that they will face ultimate disgrace before long. We salute our revolutionary comrades. #RevolutionNow”
