Dino Melaye: Nigerians react to Sowore’s ‘I am prepared to die’ comments

- Mixed reactions have started greeting Sahara Reporters' publisher, Omoyele Sowore’s ‘I am prepared to die’ comments

- Omoyele Sowore has sworn to see to the very end the case against Senator Dino Melaye

- The Sahara Reporters publisher says that he would rather die in his quest than see Melaye walk free

- For more of the latest news and updates on Dino Melaye visit https://www.naij.com/tag/1589-dino-melaye.html

Three days after the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore asked Nigerians not to cry if he dies while exposing ills the in society, especially the current certificate scandal involving Senator Dino Melaye, Nigerians have started commenting on the post.

NAIJ.com had reported that Sowore said he was ready put his life on the line to ensure that Nigeria is rid of manipulative leaders.

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Sowere said he would die to ensure that those he described as “drug dealers, certificate forgers, money launderers, political manipulators, and assassins” are named and shamed.

Sowore stated this via a post he made on his Facebook page in response to a statement made by Senator Dino Melaye that he would ensure he (Sowore) is sent to jail for alleged libel.

He said the quagmire between himself and Melaye can be likened to that of former military dictator, General Ibrahim Babangida, who instituted libel charges, petitions, even incarcerated and allegedly murdered late Dele Giwa and persecuted Gani Fawehinmi over their investigative stance.

Sowore wrote: “Folks: It was brought to my attention earlier that Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye promised to ‘send me to jail’ over the recent unraveling of his questionable educational background.

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"While some are worried, appalled, alarmed and concerned and even scared about this declaration, it had me thinking differently.

“I am a Nigerian citizen who had been through torture, humiliations, and incarceration by dictators in uniform between 1992-1999 before I, eventually, left Nigeria.

I have never doubted the power of justice over legalities. “That a Nigerian Senator in a democratic era could make this proclamation is indeed a sign that our democratic transition was a farce, particular when you’ve now noticed that Mr. Melaye was sitting at the feet of one of Nigeria’s worst military dictators, Ibrahim Babangida just a week ago.

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“One of Babangida’s worst crimes against humanity was the assassination of notable investigative journalists of our time, Dele Giwa, by way of a parcel bomb. Another thing Melaye shares in common with Babangida and his killer squad was using libel lawsuits to silence inquisitions. In the 80’s Gani Fawehimi was found liable of libeling the killers of Dele Giwa and asked to pay damages to Halilu Akilu.