The Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has cleared the air on the true identity of the man spotted with him on Tuesday. He said.that contrary to speculations, his companion is one of his bodyguard and not a native doctor as widely insinuated. Sowore’s appearance at the premises of a magistrate court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Tuesday, with a man dressed as a native doctor, had gone viral on social media. The #RevolutionNow convener shared pictures of his arrival in court on Twitter with the title of Ola Rotimi’s book The Gods are Not to Blame as caption.
Reacting to his arrival, Court workers, journalists, policemen, and other visitors were stunned at the presence of Sowore’s ‘native doctor’, with many breaking out in laughter. Sowore is standing trial along with others over allegation of unlawful assembly and incitement, following a protest in the Abuja. He was arrested alongside four others on New Year’s Eve for organising a candlelight procession in Abuja. The prosecution alleges that the defendants called for a violent revolution against President Muhammadu Buhari.
