Some Nigerian celebrities have taken to their social media handles to react to the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, by the Department of State Services (DSS).
On Thursday, the court ordered the DSS to release Sowore within 24 hours. He was later released in the evening of the same day.
But on Friday, the DSS rearrested him at a Federal High Court in Abuja in a move that resulted in commotion.
This has however, sparked outrage among Nigerian celebrities as they took to Twitter, where it currently sits top of the trend list.
Funmi Iyanda, in her reaction, she wondered why Sowore is such a threat and to whom.
“I swore off politics because l am done with popular cyclic trauma vouyerism and addition to performance of woe- mongering. However, this Sowore situation is crazier than usual. Why is he such a threat and to whom?,” Funmi Iyanda asked.
Banky W also expressed his anger, brandishing the rearrest as ‘blatant abuse of human rights’.
“This brings shame to our fragile Democracy. This is an absolute disgrace to our country & a blatant abuse of human rights. It doesn’t matter whether you agree with Sowore’s political ambitions or not. This is a new low, even for us. @MBuhari please surprise us & do the right thing,” he wrote.
Here are some reactions from celebrities:
I swore off politics because l am done with popular cyclic trauma vouyerism and addition to performance of woe- mongering.
However, this Sowore situation is crazier than usual.
Why is he such a threat and to whom?
— Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) December 6, 2019
This brings shame to our fragile Democracy. This is an absolute disgrace to our country & a blatant abuse of human rights. It doesn't matter whether you agree with Sowore's political ambitions or not. This is a new low, even for us. @MBuhari pls surprise us & do the right thing https://t.co/H0zsni1UrO
— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) December 6, 2019
Is sowores case now "charge as you go"?
At a point even a bully will get tired of being called bad names and do things to redeem his/her image. Smh https://t.co/O31tt2ClGc— RUGGEDMAN (@RuggedyBaba) December 6, 2019
Appalling!!! My heart breaks for Sowore.
THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY @MBuhari
What an absolute disgrace.#Freesoworenow #FreeSoworeNow #FreeSoworeNow #FreeSoworeNow #FreeSoworeNow https://t.co/8pZrOcmPMc— Adesua Etomi-Wellington (@AdesuaEtomiW) December 6, 2019
Omo naija don cast https://t.co/5bjfeo70oQ
— ZAHEER! (@iam_YCee) December 6, 2019
