Singer turned politician,
Banky W has reacted to the Federal High Court ruling which ordered the release
of detained Omoyele Sowore.
The court in Abuja ordered
Sowore’s release after the state prosecutor withdraw his application against
him.
Reacting to the
development, Banky W stated that Nigeria has a way of punishing the innocent
and trampling on the rights of its citizens.
“I’m so thankful that our
justice system made the right call by granting the release of Omoyele Sowore.
Nigeria has a way of punishing the innocent and trampling on the rights, dreams
and hopes of the regular citizens.
“Every time our leaders do
wrong and get away with it, we lose a little piece of our soul. We become numb,
we lose hope, and we subconsciously accept that this is how things are and
there’s nothing we can say or do to change it.
“You didn’t need to be a
voter or volunteer for Mr Sowore to see that this was clearly an infringement
on a basic human right and a grave injustice. Freedom of speech and the right
to peacefully protest is the unassailable right of every Nigerian citizen.
“May God bless those in our
justice system who stood on the right side of history by doing the right thing.
“May God strengthen,
comfort and bless Sowore, his wife and family as they have endured the most
difficult of times while only being guilty of attempting to speak up for a
better Nigeria,” he wrote.
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