The Department of Security Services(DSS) has alleged that Sahara Reporters Publisher and Former Presidential Candidate, Omoyele Sowore plotted with Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to overthrow the Muhammadu Buhari Administration.
This was contained in a counter-affidavit filed at the federal high court, Abuja in response to an application by Sowore and his legal team. The DSS stated that Kanu and Sowore had met in New York to discuss how to ‘Mobilize strong forces’ to achieve his agenda.
It will be recalled that Sowore and Kanu met in July. A few weeks later Sowore was arrested by DSS operatives, two days to his #RevolutionNow protest, and has been in their custody since.
The security agency, in an application filed by one of its officials, Agbadua Godwin, maintained that the protest was a ‘ploy’ for Sowore and his allies to overthrow the government.
“The respondent/applicant (Sowore) planned to violently change the government through the hashtag RevolutionNow, ”
“The respondent/applicant hid under the cover of call for mass protest with the hashtag RevolutionNow to mislead unsuspecting and innocent members of the public into joining him to topple the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“In his plot to topple the government, the respondent/applicant held series of meetings with members at a prescribed terrorist organisation, Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) with a view to mobilising strong forces to realise his agenda at changing the government.
“The respondent formed an alliance with a fugitive, Nnamdi Kanu, a self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed terrorists group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to launch series of attacks on Nigeria with a view to violently removing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“After series of closed-door meetings between the duo in the United States of America, they addressed a press conference wherein they both stated their resolve to form alliance against the Nigerian government. The duo stated that they have a well-planned out strategy to realize their objective, which is toppling the government.”
“The applicant/respondent is investigating the activities of the respondent /applicant as it relates to a terrorist organisation, IPOB. The facts show a conjecture between the respondent/applicant and IPOB activities,” the application read.
“There is a need for the applicant/respondent to investigate such reasonable suspicion of the relationship between the respondent/applicant and IPOB.
“The respondent held series of meetings with some foreign collaborators outside Nigeria including Dubai where millions of dollars were given to him to sponsor a widespread attack on Nigeria with a view to violently removing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and freeing Ibrahim El-Zakzaky (Sheikh).
“In furtherance to the plans to violently free El-Zakzaky from lawful custody. the respondent held several meetings with a proscribed terrorists organisation. Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) where they strategized on how to carry out attacks to force the government to free Elzakzaky.
“The investigation is still ongoing. Upon the completion of investigation, the case file will be forwarded to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation for advice and possible prosecution.”
