olisaEze:
Media trials and false allegations brought them to power, they assumed that it’ll keep them in power but now are forced to resort to gestapo tactics.

itsme01:



Atleast he is better than ojuckwu the runner or Lamidi Cownu the london fugitive whose lawyer is currently in hiding due to fear


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Alphafeezay:
By the time Buhari is completely finished with Nigeria, nigeria will be finished completely.

CaptainMeks:


Do we also have the freedom to lie, spread falsehood, threaten death on others?

If yes then there is no reason for laws against defamation, libel, death threats etc. Should it not be so?

ursullalinda:




As in eh......the man is on a mission to terminate the name Nigeria.

olisaEze:


Your 2nd paragraph answered your 1st. There are laws in place to handle all of the above, but none of those laws supports the actions of the DSS against Sowore in the court.

Ttalk:
What stops the government from equally prosecute all past coup plotters, or is the act of coup plotting no longer treason against the state?

Ttalk:
What stops the government from equally prosecute all past coup plotters, or is the act of coup plotting no longer treason against the state?

Alphafeezay:
By the time Buhari is completely finished with Nigeria, nigeria will be finished completely.

ArmaniUhuru:
Mohammed Tanko’s silence clearly shows that Onnoghen was not removed because of corruption.





Buhari is the worst mistake in the history of Nigeria politics.

couragemurphy:
Also Falana should stop engaging in media defence and call for public sympathy. It's quite unfortunate that Sowore worked his way into this mess. For me I think he is selfish for not considering the implications on his wife, children, mother and ........

Yankiss:
It is really hard to believe what is happening in Nigeria. A case that is subjudice is being commented on by the prosecuting party, the presidency. That was after invasion of the hallowed chambers of the judiciary to effect arrest that the court didn't authorize. If I were in the shoes of the trial judge, I will quit the case for DSS to continue the trial.

Priest656:



Are you okay like this?? You think everyone is as selfish has you ? Someone is fighting for the whole nation you are here saying rubbish.... Mtcheew.

CaptainMeks:


My second does not explain my first. What you do not understand is that those laws only take effect after the damage has been done.

E.G in Rwanda hate speeches fueled the Hutu and Tutsi Genocide of some years ago.

The damage gets done first before the repercussion. So why not apply preventive measures to avoid a repeat of such damages?

Today Rwanda is seriously censoring her social media in order to avoid a repeat of the genocide via hate speech especially in this day of faceless social media.

Should we not learn from such countries so we can avoid what they went through especially with the level of ethnic hatred going on in Nigeria from Igbo to Yoruba to Hausa?

That is why Social media needs to be regulated. Imagine what happened in Rwanda happening here in Nigeria you would see that Rwanda would have been childs play

https://cpj.org/reports/2014/12/legacy-of-rwanda-genocide-includes-media-restricti.php

https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2017/rwanda

https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2018/rwanda

Ventura1:
9th December, 2019

FALANA REPLIES PRESIDENCY

FG SHOULD STOP SUBJECTING SOWORE TO MEDIA TRIAL -

List DSS Media Lies



Source: http://saharareporters.com/2019/12/10/fg-should-stop-subjecting-sowore-media-trail-femi-falana

olisaEze:


Oga, the Tutsi and the Hutu have been enemies since the inception of their country’s independence. For example, over 700,000 Hutus were killed by the Tutsis in the 70s. Would you say that genocide was as a result of hate speech? There was no Social media then. But that aside, it still does not give the DSS the right to abuse our judicial system with that arrest in front of a sitting judge. Or isn’t that what we’re talking about? How did Sowore’s call for revolution suddenly turn to hate speech? The DSS gave their reason for his initial arrest as terrorism, and alleged that he was being paid by international groups to destabilize the country. You don’t fight hate with hate, and if there is a high level of distrust in the country it lies with the utterances of the presidency coming from 2015 post elections till date. Even the 1st lady has consistently stated her displeasure with the way the country is going under her husband’s administration. Except you work in Aso Rock or the DSS, I don’t see how you can be in the know more than the First Lady.

couragemurphy:
Also Falana should stop engaging in media defence and call for public sympathy. It's quite unfortunate that Sowore worked his way into this mess. For me I think he is selfish for not considering the implications on his wife, children, mother and ........