Niger Governor’s Aide Mocks #EndSARS Protest Frontliner, Moe Odele Over Seized Passport

Muawiyah Yusuf Muye, a Senior Special Assistant on Media to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has mocked #EndSARS protest front-liner and lawyer, Modupe ‘Moe’ Odele over report of her seized passport.

MDB earlier reported that Moe attempted to leave the country for her birthday celebration on Monday but was prevented from leaving and her passport seized.

The lawyer, giving an update after she was released from detainment, said when she went back to retrieve her passport but was informed that she was still under investigation.

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Reacting to Moe‘s dilemma, Muye stated that she must prove that the Army killed innocent protesters.

He also alleged that she is an ‘End time Activist’ that cried over police brutality that happened 20 years ago, “even to the extent of burning the country down”.

Muye tweeted;

You claim to be a foreign-trained lawyer, you gained an invincible power some days ago, you claim they seized your passport and you are coming to shout on social media, I thought you guys said you have power now? Soro soke abi? Soro soke abi?

You claim to be a foreign trained lawyer, you gained an invincible power some days ago, you claim they seized your passport and you are coming to shout on social media, I thought you guys said you have power now? Soro soke abi?

— Mu’awiyyah Muye (@MP_Muye) November 3, 2020

“Soro soke” is a Yoruba language phrase which means “speak louder”. Soro soke became a popular slang off and on social media while #EndSARS protest was on, asking every Nigerians to speak up against police brutality.

The Governor’s aide stressed;

You accused the Government of Killing innocent people, shouldn’t you stay back and prove that the Gov’t is actually guilty? Where do you want to run to? Prove that the Army killed innocent protesters. You are a lawyer thank God, you know the processes.

You accused the Government of Killing innocent people, shouldn’t you stay back and prove that the Gov’t is actually guilty? Where do you want to run to? Prove that the Army killed innocent protesters. You are a lawyer thank God, you know the processes

— Mu’awiyyah Muye (@MP_Muye) November 4, 2020

He added;

End time Activists, they cried over Police Brutality that happened 20 years ago, even to the extent of burning the country down, pple died in the process, they even killed pple on social media but two weeks later, she took off to go to Maldives to enjoy, no more grieving. Shalaye.

End time Activists, they cried over Police Brutality that happened 20 years ago, even to the extent of burning the country down, pple died in the process, they even killed pple on social media but two weeks later, she took off to go to Maldives to enjoy, no more grieving. Shalaye

— Mu’awiyyah Muye (@MP_Muye) November 4, 2020

Muye also lashed out at former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili over a tweet in which she said that Moe’s passport cannot be seized by NAIA Comptroller of Immigration on the “order” of Nigerian army without an order granted by a Nigerian court.

He tweeted;

We are a constitutional democracy but you are engaging in actions that is capable of plunging our country in to anarchy and threatening our National Security? Is that how they do activism in other countries you go to? Your actions are akin that of rebels.

We are a constitutional democracy but you are engaging in actions that is capable of plunging our country in to anarchy and threatening our National Security? Is that how they do activism in other countries you go to? Your actions are akin that of rebels https://t.co/D0hskkIv3m

— Mu’awiyyah Muye (@MP_Muye) November 4, 2020

Odele and many other strong advocates for the #EndSARS protesters provided free legal representation to citizens arrested and detained during the demonstrations.

She was also involved in coordination and supply of emergency services on health and security, facilities, equipment, protest materials, among several needs.

There are now fears that the Federal Government have begun to clamp down on these advocates, some people have declared that  bank accounts of those who received funds linked to the #EndSARS campaign have been reportedly blocked.

Since mid-October, some accounts have been flagged Post No Debit (PND), which means owners cannot make withdrawal and all transactions will be placed on hold.

Recounting the airport encounter, Odele in a newsletter, said she was on her way to the Maldives to celebrate her birthday.

She noted that events of the last three weeks exhausted her mind and body in an unprecedented way, stressing;

While I was putting my bags through the body and baggage scanner, the immigration officer who had previously cleared me, called me back. He told me he had orders from above to detain me. Okay, at this point I’m like excuse me, my flight is in an hour. On what grounds are you detaining me? He didn’t respond.

Instead, he goes to his computer where he typed in my name, and something that looked like a ‘wanted poster’ popped up on the portal. He blocked my view so I couldn’t see most of it but I saw some of it. And it read something like – ‘This person is under investigation by XYZ Intelligence Agency. If seen, they should be apprehended on sight.

Ministry of Interior, has however, denied the allegation that it is compiling the names of #EndSARS protesters on a no-fly list.