TheCable

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has arraigned Omoyele Sowore, convener of the Revolution Now Movement, on charges of conspiracy, unlawful assembly and incitement.

Juwon Sanyaolu, Damilare Adenola, Peter and Kimrere were arraigned on a three-count charge alongside Sowore before a magistrate court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja on Monday.

They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

At the end of the court session, the magistrate ordered that the defendants be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail applications.

The case was adjourned till Tuesday for hearing of the bail applications.

Reacting, Sowore in a tweet said: “We have been sent to the infamous Kuje prison for the next 24 hours while they plot their next moves. But we are very resolute and convinced that this year will be different for the tyrant! #RevolutionNow.”

The prosecution had alleged that the defendants were arrested with placards calling for a violent revolution against President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sowore had in a tweet called for protests across the country.

He was arrested alongside other activists during a procession on New Year’s eve.

A source had told TheCable that “Sowore was particularly singled out for torture by the security operatives, who gave him a bloodied nose before whisking him away”.

In August 2019, Sowore was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for planning a nationwide protest.

He spent 141 days in detention before he was eventually granted bail, with a condition restricting him from travelling out of Abuja.