Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has asked
Nigerians to join a “nationwide/global protest” against the judiciary over the
prosecution of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist.
On Tuesday, Farotimi was arrested by the Ekiti police
command over alleged defamation and cyberbullying.
The activist had on Monday raised an alarm over plans to
abduct and take him to Ekiti, following a petition filed by Afe Babalola, a
senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
He was remanded by a magistrate court in Ekiti after
arraignment on a 16-count charge.
Since his arrest, there have been strident calls in the
social media space — including from political bigwigs like Peter Obi and Atiku
Abubakar — for his release.
In a post on X on Thursday, Sowore said the protest will
kick off on December 10 from the Afe Babalola Chambers in Lagos, Federal
Ministry of Justice in Abuja, Police Headquarters in Ekiti, and Kings’ College
Campus in London.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” the
post reads.
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