Omoyele Sowore Talks Activism, Twitter Ban and Getting ‘Shot By Police’

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Social activist and Convener of #Revolutionnow campaign Omoyele Sowore featured on ARISE News’ Morning Show on Saturday.

He spoke on a range of issues centred around activism, including being “targeted for elimination by the Nigerian government and how he was shot at by police

He also called on Nigerians to rise up against President Muhammadu Buhari whose “stone age mentality” has resulted to a ban of operations of microblogging site Twitter in Nigeria.

He wondered why the Nigerian leader will ban Twitter which he says is a means of peaceful engagement by citizens.

Watch the engaging interview.