‘I Felt Guilt’- Sowore Speaks After Release From Prison

African Action Congress (AAC) 2023 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has expressed pain over innocent people left behind in prison.

Naija News reports that Sowore was released from the Kuje Prison after meeting the bail conditions set by a Magistrate’s Court in Abuja.

Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 11 others, was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Federal Capital Territory last week.

The protesters were arraigned on Friday before Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id on charges bordering on unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace.

In his ruling, Magistrate Sai’id admitted them to bail in the sum of ₦500,000 each, with a condition that they present a verified National Identification Number (NIN).

The court further directed the defendants to provide their three-year tax clearance certificates and deposit their international passports as part of the bail requirements.

After fulfilling the bail terms, Sowore and the other defendants were freed from Kuje Prison on Monday.

In a post via 𝕏 after his release, Sowore said he felt guilt leaving children and adults whose only “crime” is being poor or voiceless while the powerful walk free.

The human rights activist asserted that justice in Nigeria is often broken and sold, adding that every wrongful imprisonment steals time, hope and dignity.

He wrote, “There’s nothing more painful than seeing innocent people left behind in prison. When I was being released today, I FELT GUILT because I left behind children or adults whose only “crime” is being poor or voiceless while the powerful walk free. It’s a brutal reminder that justice in Nigeria is often broken and sold. Every wrongful imprisonment steals time, hope, and dignity, and that’s why the fight for justice must never stop.

Source: Naijanews