At this rate, they may soon imprison us all — Atiku blasts Tinubu’s govt over Sowore‘s arrest

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the Bola Tinubu administration over the prosecution of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters.

Sowore was arraigned by the police on Wednesday on a 16-count charge, including allegations of cybercrime. One of the charges accused him of referring to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as an “illegal IG.”

Atiku condemned Sowore’s prosecution, along with the arrest and detention of Prof. Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), calling it a form of “systematic harassment and intimidation.”

Yusuf was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on January 28, 2025, over allegations of N4 billion fraud, among other accusations.

Reacting via his official X handle, Atiku described Sowore’s prosecution as baseless, warning that Tinubu’s government might soon resort to imprisoning all critics of the administration.

“When I made the clarion call that Tinubu and the APC were devoting their energies to the systematic harassment, intimidation, and dismantling of the opposition, all in service of their grand design for a one-party autocracy, I became the target of vicious attacks.

“The arrest and baseless prosecution of @YeleSowore is the latest chapter in this unrelenting campaign. Now, they have seen fit to add Professor Usman Yusuf— an outspoken critic of this administration — into their grim roster. At the pace they are going, it seems they may soon find themselves contending with the incarceration of every one of us.” he added