The
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Federal Government to release Mr
Omoyele Sowore and 26 other protesters arrested on account of the
#RevolutionNow protest on Monday.
The
body stated that Sowore only exercised within the room of his civic rights.
The
publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of the African Action
Congress in the February 2019 elections were arrested in the early hours of
Saturday by operatives of the Department of State Services in Lagos.
The
protests held on Aug. 5 in some states of the federation, with security
agencies arresting some protesters.
While
Sowore was moved to Abuja on Sunday and currently being detained in the custody
of the DSS, 26 other protesters have been arraigned in a Lagos court.
NLC
General Secretary, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson in a statement on Wednesday said the right
to peaceful protests, assembly and association are fully guaranteed by the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under sections 39 and 40.
According
to him, the NLC view the violent attack on the peaceful protesters by security
forces as a total violation of their fundamental rights as guaranteed by the
constitution.
“Besides,
peaceful protests against perceived anti-people government policies is one of
the critical fundamental rights that expands the entrenchment and growth of
democracy.
“Sowore
and other protesters were not carrying arms against the state and we,
therefore, demand their immediate release unconditionally.”
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