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‘DSS arrested sowore to save him from himself’

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Mrs Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media has given reasons for why the Department of State Security (DSS) arrested Omoyele Sowore.

Sowore, publisher of the online news portal, Sahara Reporters, and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) was arrested on Saturday morning by the DSS.

According to Onochie, the DSS picked up Sowore from saving him from setting himself on fire.

Read also: Buhari government’s arrest of Sowore, a ‘rabid intolerance for dissension’- Ezekwesili

Onochie, who shared a picture of a burning man on her twitter handle, said “This Is What DSS Saved Sowore from”.

She also wrote: “With talks about setting himself ablaze, it’s in order for the security operatives, whose role it is to safeguard both lives and properties, to take him into custody to prevent him from harming himself and get him the help he needs”.

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