The Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has demanded the release of a Nigerian woman, Rhoda Jatau, standing trial in Bauchi State for condemning the killers of Deborah Samuel.
Jatau was arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in May 2022 after condemning the lynching of the Christian female student of Sokoto College, Deborah Samuel, accused of blasphemy by Islamic fanatics in Sokoto.
Jatau is facing charges of inciting public disturbance, exciting contempt of religious creed, and cyberstalking.
The prosecution had since closed its case, but the defence’s attempt to present its no-case argument was repeatedly stalled as the presiding judge deferred court dates and the trial experienced a prolonged timeline.
According to the People’s Gazette, the Bauchi State High Court’s ruling on Monday threw out the no-case submission of Rhoda Jatau after 18 months in detention.
The no-case submission meant that the court affirmed the legal standing of the authorities to argue the charges brought against Jatau even though it is substantiated with scant evidence.
In a post via Twitter on Wednesday, Sowore called for the release of Jatau, insisting there is no basis for persecuting her when nothing has been done to the murderers of Deborah Samuel.
He wrote, “The Bauchi government must free Rhoda Jatau immediately. There is no basis for persecuting her, it is bad enough that nothing was done to punish the murderers of Deborah Samuel. Nigeria must stop these violations with urgency. #FreeRhodaJatau NOW! Free all Nigerians being prosecuted for and unjustly jailed for blasphemy.”
‘Where Are The Savings From Subsidy’ – Sowore Challenges Tinubu To Give Account Of Funds
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) at the 2023 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore, has asked President Bola Tinubu to give account of the funds that the government saved from the removal of fuel subsidy.
Making this call in a tweet via his official X handle on Wednesday, Sowore alleged that President Tinubu had promised that his government would save trillions of Naira from the recent removal of fuel subsidy.
“The @officialabat claimed his govt will be saving trillions of Naira from removal of subsidy, where are the savings, he met the Naira at around N600 to a $, today it is N1,300. @Mbuhari killed Nigeria, Tinubu came to bury it!” tweet by Sowore read.
Mataz Arising recalls that Tinubu on assumption of office as the country’s president, immediately removed fuel subsidies. The government’s decision sparked an unprecedented rise in the pump price of fuel, with fuel price going up from N189 per litre to over N600 which it currently sells.
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