American lawmakers continue to raise concern over the continued detention of Omoyele Sowore
More American lawmakers continue to raise concern over the continued detention of Omoyele Sowore, a political activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters. The Nigerian presidency, wary of international criticisms, accused foreign governments of interfering in Nigeria’s affairs by questioning Mr Buhari’s respect for the rule of law. A presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday asked foreign countries to stop interfering in Nigeria’s affairs, especially on the issue of human rights abuses. He disclosed this while reacting to reports from the EU, UK and the U.S. that they were concerned about Nigeria’s disrespect for the rule of law including in its treatment of Mr Sowore. However, many foreign lawmakers continue to criticise the Nigerian government over the re-arrest and detention of Mr Sowore on treason charges by the State Security Services (SSS). He was arrested on August 3 for planning a #RevolutionNow protest against poor governance. He spent over 100 days ...