Falana Speaks On Buhari Being Sowore’s Witness In Court

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has warned against filing charges against Omoyele Sowore, stating that the government will be making a huge mistake if it does so.

Recall that officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested and have detained Sowore, who is the convener of #RevolutionNow movement since Saturday after he was accused of threatening public peace and safety.

However, Falana who spoke at an event organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) today said Sowore told him from detention that in case he was charged, his first witness would be someone in government who in 2011 also called for a revolution.

Then a presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buhari had called for a revolution in Nigeria, however through an electoral process.

Falana however, did not mention the name of President Muhammadu Buhari

Sowore, according to Falana, refused to write a statement, insisting the DSS allow him to speak with his lawyer.

“I do hope that the government will not be stupid to charge Sowore. In fairness to them (DSS), they gave him a telephone to phone me. Of course I knew they were monitoring the phone, and I told him I hope they won’t charge you, because if they do, some of the people in government will be our witnesses,” he said.

“You know why? One of them, I won’t mention his name. In 2011, he asked Nigerians to learn from the Egyptian revolution and be ready for a revolution in Nigeria. So, he will be my first witness.

“The late Chief Gani Fawehinmi and four other people were charged with treasonable felony by the Ibrahim Babangida junta. I was one of them. We were detained in Kuje prison for two months. We were taken to the court, and what was the offence? I think we went beyond Sowore. We posted thousands of posters across the country, that Babangida must go. That was the treasonable felony.”