Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has launched a scathing critique of the Nigerian judiciary, recounting his personal ordeal with the justice system while expressing concerns about its integrity.
In a video clip released by News Central, Sowore voiced his frustration with the courts, citing his own five-year-long trial for treason — a charge he insists was baseless.
The words of Sowore, according to the clips, read, “how can anybody have confidence in the judiciary? Do you know that this same court tried me for five years for treason, an offence that I never committed? They withdrew the charges after five years, but they wasted five years of my life.
Speaking further, He stated that “they detained me in this Abuja by court order for three years and reseized my passport for five years. That is the same thing that they are doing now. So how can I have confidence in a court that could not tell at that time that this was improper? The judge should have known that there is no case here. They should have thrown the case out from day one, but he is playing to the gallery.
“I have sat in his court, and many people have said it to his face that he is a biased judge. They accuse him of bias all the time because of his conduct. I am not after any judge; I am not interested in them, but I am after justice, and that is the most important thing,” he said.
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