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Mo setan lati ku si ori otito: Omoyele Sowore (Sahara Reporters) ta Dino Melaye laya

 

Ti ina ko ba tan laso, eje ki i tan leekanna, Ogbontarigi akinkanju oniroyin, alase ileese iroyin Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore ti fesi pada fun Senator Dino Melaye latari ihale wi pe oun yoo ran Sowore lewon.

Eleyii lo waye nigba ti Ogbeni Sowore bere itanawadi Dino Melaye nipa iwe eri re to ni ko dangajia. Melaye ti gba ile ejo lo bayii lati pe Sowore lejo lori esun ibanilorukoje to gbe jade ninu ise iroyin re.

Sugbon sa, Sowore salaye wi pe eru o bodo loro oun, eni ti o kan lomi ni ko sora. O salaye Melaye gege bi okan ninu awon oloselu ti won fipa jaye gege bi ologun. O si fi maanu to wa lati ipinle Kogi we aare ologun ana, Ibrahim Babangida.

E je ka wo alaye ti Ogbeni Sowore gbe jade. 


     Folks: It was brought to my attention earlier that Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye promised to 'send me to jail' over the recent unraveling of his questionable educational background.

    While some are worried, appalled, alarmed and concerned and even scared about this declaration, it had me thinking differently.

    I am a Nigerian citizen who had been through torture, humiliations, and incarceration by dictators in uniform between 1992-1999 before I eventually left Nigeria. I have never doubted the power of justice over legalities.

    That a Nigerian Senator in a democratic era could make this proclamation is indeed a sign that our democratic transition was a farce, particular when you've now noticed that Mr. Melaye was sitting at the feet of one of Nigeria's worst military dictators, Ibrahim Babangida just a week ago.

    One of Babangida's worst crimes against humanity was the assassination of notable investigative journalists of our time, Dele Giwa, by way of a parcel bomb.

    Another thing Melaye shares in common with Babangida and his killer squad was using libel lawsuits to silence inquisitions. In the 80's Gani Fawehimi was found liable of libeling the killers of Dele Giwa and asked to pay damages to Halilu Akilu.

    Here is how I am different and also not different, I am not going to run away from criminals running the Nigerian political space until they are defeated, and their ideologies of greed, bloodiness, and avarice are entirely abandoned and discredited forever (Apology to Bob Marley).

    If it takes my life, so be it.

    If it means another unjust ruling asking for damages for thieves. So be it.

    We must take our space back from the 10 percenters, drug dealers, certificate forgers, money launderers, political manipulators, and assassins.
    Thank [s] you.

 

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