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December 10, 2019
A Coalition of Civil Society Groups have given President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to free Omoleye Sowore, as a mark of its disapproval of alleged excesses of the Department of State Services, DSS.
The coalition also called for the release of formerNational Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and other personsdetained by the security agency.
The activists expressed their concern at a news conferencein Abuja, over attacks on free speech allegedly being perpetrated by the Buhariadministration.
The Lead Speaker, Yemi Adamolekun of Enough is EnoughNigeria, asked Buhari to address the nation on his commitment to the rule oflaw and human rights before the ultimatum expires. She warned that if thedemands were not met, the activists would occupy offices of the National HumanRights Commission, NHRC across the country.
The rights groups included: Amnesty International Nigeria;Centre for Democracy and Development; Civil Society Legislative AdvocacyCentre; Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project; Take Back Nigeria;Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre; and Transition MonitoringGroup among others.