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Shehu Sani jokingly tells
Soyinka, “Sir, you are the
patron of criminals club”



Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and a former
senator, Shehu Sani, spared a moment to poke
fun at each other on Wednesday while waiting
in the courtroom at the Federal High Court
Abuja for the trial of Omoyele Sowore.
Mr Sowore, the publisher of SaharaReporters ,
and a co-accused, Olawale Bakare, are standing
trial on a seven-count charge of treasonable
felony, fraud, cyberstalking and insulting
President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr Soyinka and Mr Sani were among the
dignitaries who attended the Wednesday court
session to show solidarity with Mr Sowore.
While waiting for Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu to step
into the courtroom for the day’s proceedings to
begin, the two men, known for their long years
of involvement in democracy and human rights
campaign in Nigeria, had a jolly good time
talking to each other.
“Just arrived the Federal High Court venue of
the Sowore trial. And Professor Soyinka was
quick to say…. “Aha, here comes another
Criminal like Sowore,” Mr Sani tweeted around
10:02 a.m. on Wednesday.
“And I said “sir you are the patron of the
Criminals club.”