Nigerian govt wants to kill me - Sowore

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has accused the Nigerian government of plotting to murder him. In an interview with Channels Television's Politics Today, Sowore stated that he has been a threat to the government since he was just 20 years old. This claim came in response to an attack he suffered in Ekiti State.

Sowore alleged that the Ekiti State Police Commissioner is aware of those responsible for the attack, as he met with the police officer while the victim was being treated. He stated, "The Commissioner of Police came to see us while we were being treated so he knew the people who attacked us. When he left, people were saying that Sowore, you better leave because Oga knows these people.

Don't forget that when I went to Port Harcourt, it was the same way that they were tracking me all over, they placed a tracker under my car and it was traced to the DSS."

The AAC candidate argued that the government's actions against him are based on his opposition to the legitimacy of the Tinubu-led administration. He questioned why they took him to court for calling Tinubu a criminal, asking, "My life is at stake and I have been a threat to the government since I was 20 years old. I'm opposed to the illegitimacy of the government, where you weren't here when Buhari abducted me from a hotel in Lagos? Is it not the same APC government?"

Sowore emphasized that the attack on him in Ekiti State was unprovoked and claimed that the government is attempting to silence him. He concluded, "Nigerian govt wants to kill me - Sowore"