I just watched the video of Sowore refusing to enter the Black Maria, insisting he is not a prisoner and therefore would not ride in it.
Instead, he said he would rather take an Uber or go with the DSS officers to the prison. Shockingly, the prison officers and DSS officials actually allowed him to do so.
What is really going on with our security agencies? Allowing a suspect to dictate the terms of his own transfer feels like a slap in the face of every Nigerian.
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In every other part of the world, once you are arrested and being taken to a prison cell, you follow the instructions of the prison warders — not the other way around.
The government needs to teach Sowore a memorable lesson that no one is above the law of the land.
