Soyinka, Shehu Sani, others in solidarity appearance as Sowore’s trial resumes

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, were at the Federal High Court, Abuja in solidarity with Omoyele Sowore, convener of the RevolutionNow Movement.

Speaking with Sani upon arrival in the courtroom, Soyinka jokingly called the former Senator a “criminal.”

Soyinka who was seated on sighting Senator Sani said: “aha here comes another criminal like Sowore.”

Responding to the joke, Sani said: “Sir you are the patron of the criminals club.”

Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, are facing trial over charges of treasonable felony.

The Department of State Services, DSS, had arrested Sowore and Bakare for calling for a revolution protest on August 5, 2019, against the Federal Government.

The DSS on August 3, 2019 arrested Sowore and he was kept in custody until December 5, 2019, despite several court orders granting him bail.