Sowore Claims NIA Chief Resigned After Refusal to Support Tinubu’s Human Rights Abuses

Omoyele Sowore, a politician and activist, has stated that Ahmed Abubakar, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), resigned because he refused to participate in alleged human rights abuses orchestrated by President Bola Tinubu’s government. Sowore made these claims on Sunday, according to Daily Post, connecting Abubakar’s departure to a larger pattern of abuses carried out by the state.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

Sowore suggested that Abubakar, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, had previously been involved in controversial actions, such as the abduction of Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu.

However, according to Sowore, Abubakar was not prepared to continue under Tinubu’s government, which he claims has planned even greater violations.

These allegations come in the wake of the arrest of investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, the regional editor of The Conversation Africa.

Soyinka was reportedly detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) upon his arrival at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday, following a flight from the United Kingdom.

Prior to Soyinka’s arrest, Abubakar had resigned as NIA DG, citing personal and family reasons.

In a statement to journalists after his meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Abubakar explained that his resignation was due to personal matters, downplaying any speculation about critical issues being behind his decision.

“There are quite a number of reasons one will do that. Some personal family issues, but nothing very serious, actually, and the friendship will continue,” Abubakar stated.

In response to these developments, Sowore accused the Tinubu administration of escalating human rights abuses, including the detention of 2,000 protesters, the killing of 40 peaceful demonstrators, the harassment of journalists, and the intimidation of labor union members.

He claimed that these actions signaled the beginning of “full-blown fascism” in Nigeria and called for widespread resistance.

“I think this is why the NIA DG resigned; having helped Buhari to commit several atrocities, including the abduction and extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, he couldn’t continue with the scale of violations and abuse planned for Nigeria by the Tinubu regime,” Sowore asserted.

He further warned that the “darkest days” are ahead and called for a revolution, urging Nigerians to resist what he described as an inevitable descent into fascism.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>