Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has stated that his recurrent arrests and legal battles are part of a decades-long vendetta by Nigeria’s ruling class rather than a consequence of modern legal boundaries.
Speaking during a live appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast program The Morning Brief on Friday, July 3, 2026, Sowore strongly dismissed suggestions that his prosecution stems from standard legal boundaries separating free speech from criminal defamation. Instead, the activist maintained that his decades of adversarial friction with state authorities are entirely politically motivated, stemming from his persistent opposition to institutional abuse.
Sowore traced what he described as a historical animosity by successive administrations, recounting how state security apparatuses have consistently weaponized institutional administrative powers against him since his youth..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>
