Sowore: Buhari Has Never Detained A Journalist Or Violated Press Freedom – Presidency

By Editor

The presidency has debunked what it Tuesday claimed as insinuations that the Muhammadu Buhari administration detained Omoyele Sowore on account of his journalistic inclinations.

Responding to news reports on the release of Sowore on Tuesday especially depictions of him being a journalist, the presidency on Tuesday night debunked the claim saying that Sowore was arrested for alleged actions taken against the state.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement made available to GWG said:

“Some international news outlets have mistakenly been describing his release as that of a journalist.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Buhari administration has never, since coming into office in 2015, detained a journalist, seized copies of newspapers or shut down a medium of information.

“Sowore called for a revolution to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nigeria. He did so on television, and from a privileged position as the owner of a widely read digital newspaper run from the United States of America.

“He founded an organisation, Revolution Now, to launch, in their own words, “Days of Rage”, with the publicised purpose of fomenting mass civil unrest and the elected administration’s overthrow. No government will allow anybody to openly call for destabilization in the country and do nothing.

“The government believes strictly in observing the rule of law but must safeguard public security and will not allow trouble makers to incite the public and cause a breakdown of law and order.”

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