‘Free Sowore’ protest takes place in the United Kingdom
By Guardian Exclusive
15 November 2019 |
11:25 am
On Thursday, Nigerians based in the United Kingdom, converged in front of the official residence of the Nigerian high commissioner to the UK to demand the release of Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare, and other activists being held by the Department of State Security, DSS.
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