The Presidency has issued a stern warning to human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, against using protests to influence judicial proceedings.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, gave the warning on Monday, saying matters of justice are resolved in courtrooms, not through public agitation.
In a post on his verified X handle, Dare was reacting to #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja led by Sowore, describing such demonstrations as counterproductive and inimical to the rule of law.
“Protests, threats, attempts at mob actions, and inflammatory rhetoric do not aid the judicial process. Instead, they hinder it, creating unnecessary tension and undermining the rule of law.
“Justice must come through courts, not street protests over Nnamdi Kanu.You cannot employ protest and civil unrest to demand the release of someone accused of terrorism and whose case is still in court. Not even in America,” Dare said.
The presidential aide further explained that the case of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, long predates President Bola Tinubu’s administration and remains strictly under judicial consideration.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
