Members of civil society organisation (CSOs) demanding for the release of Omoyele Sowore have been attacked by thugs at a protest in Abuja.
The ugly incident happened at the headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the thugs unleash violence on the protesters at the NHRC headquarters on Monday in the course of presenting a letter of protest to the commission.
According to reports, Deji Adeyanju, convener of Concerned Nigerians, other leaders of the protest and journalists took to their heels in the melee and the cause of the attack is unknown as at the time of reportage.
Recall that Operatives of Department of State Services arrested Omoyele Sowore on December 6 a few hours after he was releeased having spent 124 days in custody.
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters is charged with insulting President Muhammadu Buhari, treasonable felony and money laundering.
The court had summoned Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), and Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), over the detention of the pro-democracy activist despite a subsisting order for his release.
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Here is Deji Adeyanju brutally attacked and violently injured by thugs sponsored by those we all know.
This is what our country has become under a bloody tyrant.
Long live the General! pic.twitter.com/n14SaZtJa4
— FESTUS OGUN (@mrfestusogun) December 23, 2019
Buhari's govt has changed its criminal strategy.
Since using the Police to attack protesters would give the useless govt a bad reputation, they've now resorted to sponsoring jobless thugs to brutally attack peaceful protesters.
Surely, Buhari will end in the dustbin of history pic.twitter.com/5Q0JkAlZtv
— FESTUS OGUN (@mrfestusogun) December 23, 2019
Where's Cmr Deji Adeyanju?.
— Ayanfe (@officialayanfee) December 23, 2019
Deji Adeyanju & other coalition of civil society groups were attacked by Pro – Buhari Group {as they were heard chanting Sai Baba} during a peaceful protest at the National Human Rights Commission HQ in Abuja. pic.twitter.com/WPbstLXLFM
— Gbemi Dennis™ (@GbemiDennis) December 23, 2019
Deji Adeyanju has been hospitalized, injured by participants in a counter protest in front of the National Human Rights Commission, in the presence of police men.
— Tony Chiazor (@uwolo_pikin) December 23, 2019