Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared that his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja will not stop his political activism, insisting that imprisonment is part of the sacrifice required to liberate Nigeria. Sowore made the remarks on Monday shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered that he be remanded in Kuje prison until Wednesday following the revocation of his bail last week.

The activist had requested an adjournment to June 16, but the court ruled that the request did not provide sufficient justification.

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the order on Monday, following the revocation of Sowore’s bail last week.