The Presidency has cautioned human rights activist Omoyele Sowore against using protests as a means to influence ongoing judicial proceedings.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, issued the warning on Monday while reacting to the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja led by Sowore.
In a post on his verified X handle, Dare described such demonstrations as counterproductive and detrimental 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,” he stated.
Dare emphasized that justice must be sought in courtrooms, not through street protests, adding that Sowore’s attempt to demand the release of someone accused of terrorism through public agitation was misplaced.
“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 stressed.
He further noted that the case involving Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), predates the Tinubu administration and remains under judicial consideration.
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