AAC rejects DSS suspension of Sowore’s case, demands complete withdrawal
The African Action Congress rejects the DSS’s suspension of Omoyele Sowore’s cyberbullying case, demanding its complete withdrawal and an apology. Read More: https://punchng.com/aac-rejects-dss-suspension-of-sowores-case-demands-complete-withdrawal/
The African Action Congress (AAC) has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately cease the prosecution of their presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. This demand came in response to reports that the DSS had suspended Sowore's trial until after the 2027 presidential election. In a statement, the AAC criticized the DSS for deploying state resources to prosecute Sowore for his criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as political persecution and a waste of public resources.
The AAC emphasized that the proper course of action is to discontinue the prosecution rather than indefinitely suspend it. The party listed seven demands, including the immediate and complete discontinuation of the case, a formal apology and compensation for Sowore, the return of Sowore's international passport, phones, electronic devices, and others seized by the DSS, and an end to alleged harassment of Sowore's media assistant, Zainab Sodiq, and other Nigerians exercising their constitutional rights.
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