Tinubu and Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of trying to muzzle opposition and shoving “every one us” in jail.
In his latest post on his verified X handle, Atiku said that the recent arrest and “baseless prosecution” of Omoyele Sowore and Usman Yusuf is the latest in the harassment of opposition figures.
“When I made the clarion call that Tinubu and the APC were devoting their energies to the systematic harassment, intimidation, and dismantling of the opposition, all in service of their grand design for a one-party autocracy, I became the target of vicious attacks.
“The arrest and baseless prosecution of @YeleSowore is the latest chapter in this unrelenting campaign. Now, they have seen fit to add Professor Usman Yusuf — an outspoken critic of this administration — into their grim roster. At the pace they are going, it seems they may soon find themselves contending with the incarceration of every one of us.”
Atiku, Peter Obi of Labour party are a few of the voices of opposition against the Tinubu government.
Sowore who has been a thorn in the flesh of every government in Nigeria was recently invited by the police and charged.
He was granted administrative bail but rejected the conditions of bail and remained in custody.
The police later filed a 16-count charge of cybercrime against him.
On Thursday, the court granted Sowore bail to the tune of ₦10 million and one surety in like sum.
The surety must be a responsible individual with landed property valued in like sum.
Another critic of the Tinubu administration and former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, was arrested on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of fraud.
He was to be arraigned on Friday, but the arraignment was, however, moved to Monday to allow for amendment of the charges.
