#FreeSowore is trending on Twitter following reports Omoyele Sowore and other activists were brutalised and arrested by security forces in Abuja.
Sowore and
other activists were reportedly carrying out a peaceful procession to mark the
New Year. The activists were almost done with their crossover procession when
about seven loaded vans of the Nigerian security forces swooped on them, brutalising
everyone at sight, SaharaReporters reports.
The
publication adds that eyewitnesses say police officers suspected to be the
Rapid Response Squad stormed Gudu junction in Abuja, wounding Sowore before
whisking him away with other activists from the location.
They were
taken to Abattoir police station of the allegedly disbanded Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit in Abuja, where they are allegedly being
tortured and detained.
Journalist/activist
Oluwatosin Adeniji tweeted: "UPDATE: It has been confirmed that @PoliceNG
abducted @YeleSowore and a few others. They were mortally injured and are
currently at a police station called Abattoir in Abuja. #FreeSowore
#Jan1st."
She added:
"@YeleSowore complained of nose bleeding when I spoke with him. He wasn’t
sounding great. @PoliceNG nothing must happen to him and the others
#FreeSowore."
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