The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has damaged his silence on the brutal attack on him in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
Speaking throughout an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Sowore recounted how thugs pounced on him and beat him mercilessly.
According to him, the attack occurred in broad daylight at a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti the place he had gone to fulfill with a few of his supporters.
“They beat me like a criminal. They came from nowhere, about 20 of them, armed with sticks and bottles. They said they will kill me if I come to Ekiti again,” Sowore mentioned.
He mentioned the attackers had been captured on CCTV, however alleged that the police and the Department of State Services, DSS, have seized the footage to cowl up the incident.
Sowore mentioned he sustained accidents on his face and physique and needed to be rushed to a hospital for remedy.
He accused the Ekiti State authorities of sponsoring the attack to silence opposition voices within the state, an allegation the state authorities has not but responded to.
The activist mentioned regardless of the attack, he won’t be intimidated and can proceed to battle for justice and democracy in Nigeria.
“I am not afraid. They can beat me, they can arrest me, but they cannot stop me from speaking the truth,” he added.
The attack on Sowore has continued to generate reactions on social media, with many Nigerians condemning the incident and calling for the arrest of the perpetrators.
