Sowore Rejects Food, Begins Hunger Strike

Commencing a hunger strike, Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has rejected all the foods and clothes taken to him by his family while in police detention.

This was due to the refusal by the police to allow the relatives of the activist who had brought some of his books to him in the custody, give them to him.

The action compelled the activist to reject the foods, clothes, and other items that were brought for him.

He vowed not to eat any of the foods unless the police allowed him to have access to his books.

He said, “I cannot feed my stomach when I haven’t fed my brain.”

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Also, his colleagues, who were arrested alongside him, have joined in the hunger strike.

Sowore and the others were arrested while embarking on a procession to enter the New Year.

It will be recalled that Sowore had earlier been arrested on August 3, 2019, in Lagos by the Department of State Services, Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency with a history of repression.

He was moved to the agency’s headquarters in Abuja where he was illegally detained for 144 days despite different court orders for his release.