Sowore Reacts As Nigerian Activist, Harrison Uncovers Plot To Assassinate Him

Former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has described an alleged assassination plot against him as part of a consistent and deeply troubling pattern of targeted intimidation aimed at silencing dissent and crushing voices that challenge injustice.

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Naija News reports that Sowore made this known in a post via his 𝕏 handle, stating that Nigerian activist, Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele, uncovered the plot.

Sowore claimed that the revelation affirms his long-held position that there are deliberate attempts to threaten and possibly eliminate outspoken individuals, noting that the threats are neither random nor accidental, but carefully planned.

Sowore also recalled surviving multiple assassination attempts, including incidents involving security operatives and the 2021 killing of his brother, Felix Olajide Sowore.

According to Sowore, over the years, powerful actors have attempted similar tactics but maintained that such actions were aimed at forcing him into silence.

He said, “The assassination plot against me, as revealed by Harrison Ofoegbu, also known as ‘@IjeleSpeaks2,’ is not an isolated incident. It is part of a consistent and deeply troubling pattern of targeted intimidation and violence aimed at silencing dissent and crushing voices that challenge injustice.

“This revelation affirms what I have long known and repeatedly stated, that there exists an organized effort to intimidate, harm, and, if possible, eliminate those of us who refuse to bow to oppression. These threats are neither random nor accidental; they are deliberate, calculated, and sustained.

“What Ijele has revealed is not an isolated incident. It reflects a pattern I have known all too well. I have personally faced these assassination attempts. Nigeria Police Force officers have shot at me at close range. I have been beaten nearly to death in efforts to silence me. My own brother, Felix Olajide Sowore, was killed in September 2021. In the aftermath, a social media influencer in Benin City, Jack Obinyan, who once appended “Buhari” to his name, was deployed in what appeared to be a cover-up effort, harassing my family under the guise of “ongoing investigations” and attempting to discredit legitimate concerns about the circumstances of the killing. The incident was widely reported, yet manipulated to shield those responsible.

“Over the years, powerful actors have attempted similar tactics. When direct action became difficult due to exposure, the threats extended beyond me, targeting even others around me. These were not random acts; they were calculated efforts to silence me, to force me into retreat, and to break my resolve as a public conscience and a revolutionary.

“The recent revelations by @IjeleSpeaks2 should not be dismissed as mere outbursts. While he did not personally disclose to me the specifics of any plot, I have long been aware of repeated attempts on my life, and I have reason to believe such plans persist to this day.

“But it is too late. The struggle for total liberation is already in motion. Nothing can stop it.”