Amnesty International Nigeria's Executive Director, Isa Sanusi, said Sowore had become the target of repeated human rights violations because of his activism.
Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian government to immediately withdraw all charges against activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, describing his ongoing prosecution as politically motivated persecution aimed at silencing dissent.
The human rights organisation also condemned the use of Nigeria's Cybercrimes Act against critics of government, insisting that public officials must tolerate criticism in a democratic society rather than deploy security agencies and the judiciary to suppress freedom of expression.
Speaking during an interview on Politics HQ on News Central Television, Amnesty International Nigeria's Executive Director, Isa Sanusi, said Sowore had become the target of repeated human rights violations because of his activism.
According to him, Amnesty believes the charges against the activist are fabricated and incompatible with both Nigeria's Constitution and international human rights law.
