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Sowore reacts after Judge sent him to Kuje Correctional Centre

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Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted after Justice Mohammed Umar remanded him to Kuje Correctional Centre, Monday.

Sowore tweeted on X after the judgement, saying, “Justice Mohammed Umar refused to recuse himself from presiding over my case and then ruled that I be remanded in custody, I addressed our Comrades on the solid need to remain resolute in pursuit of justice. There is no going back.”

In an accompanying video with the tweet, Sowore addressed journalists, saying that the prosecution had urged the court to ensure he remained in detention until Wednesday.

According to Sowore, the decision did not come as a surprise, as he had anticipated the outcome and was prepared for it. He maintained that his ordeal was part of a broader struggle to secure the country’s liberation.

“The court was told by the prosecutors that they must insist on sending me to jail until Wednesday. But guess what? I brought my prison bag. And I told the judge that said he cannot recuse himself that when they are ready, I am ready.

“I have predicted before now that all these things are going to happen. But they are happening for a good reason. And the reason is that somebody must make the sacrifice that will liberate this country,” he said.

The activist also reflected on his years of advocacy, describing himself as someone who has consistently challenged injustice and abuse of power. He argued that his commitment to social justice has remained unwavering and insisted that the struggle for change would ultimately prevail.

“I feel privileged that I am the one who has stood the test of time against the impunity of our leaders. Some of them pretended that they were democrats in 1993. In 2026, we discovered that they are monsters, and I am referring to Tinubu.

“And I am insisting once again, because I was brought here by Buhari in 2019, I said then and I repeat again that nobody can defeat the revolution. And shame, sorrow, tears will visit the families of the people who do injustice to people who fight for social justice,” Sowore stated.