“DSS pulled out their guns in court, put me in a choke hold” – Omoyele Sowore
06 December 2019 |
11:15 am
Convener of Revolution Now protest, Omoyele Sowore narrates his ordeal in court as DSS tried to rearrest him barely 24 hrs after his release.
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