Professor Victor Okafor. I am sure you have heard the side of the DSS in their press release. The case of defending the indefensible does nor arise.
A government was constituted to defend the interests and safety of its electorate.
Sowore was said to have declared in June that he was not interested in protests but in a revolution. If one fights an election and loses, threatening to seize power through a revolution is not the next honourable step.
OAA
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From: Victor Okafor <vokafor@emich.edu>
Date: 07/12/2019 21:35 (GMT+00:00)
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Falana on Sowore
"Never defend the indefensible," is a charge that I received from one of my graduate school professors a while back ago. Well, for years now, I myself have been a professor. And, from that standpoint, may I also relate as follows to our thought-provoking colleague, OLAYINKA AGBETUYI, `never defend the indefensible.'
On Sat, Dec 7, 2019 at 11:34 AM OLAYINKA AGBETUYI <yagbetuyi@hotmail.com> wrote:
--I have always thought this development was most likely to happen if the Federal Govt was not convinced Sowore will not pose a threat if released.
I did not want to mention it in advance lest the messenger be attacked in lieu of the message. Its a cat and mouse game that can go on indefinitely to unsettle the publisher so long as he identifies himself with RevolutionNow.
The state would argue it has a public order duty to perform.
OAA
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https://www.tori.ng/news/136959/falana-reacts-as-dss-rearrests-omoyele-sowore.html
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