Presidential Aide, Sunday Dare, has warned activist Omoyele Sowore and his supporters against attempts to influence ongoing judicial proceedings through protests and inflammatory rhetoric over the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In a post on his official X handle @SundayDareSD on Monday, Dare stated that protests, threats, mob actions and incendiary language “do not aid the judicial process. Instead, they hinder it, creating unnecessary tension and undermining the rule of law.”

He criticised what he described as Sowore’s “pastime of PR agitation and courting public sympathy to interfere with judicial proceedings,” stressing that such tactics are “outdated and counterproductive in a modern democracy.”
“Sowore and his team can never try these stunts in Europe or America. You cannot employ protest and civil unrest to demand the release of someone accused of terrorism whose case is still in court. Not even in America,” Dare said.

The presidential aide noted that the case involving Nnamdi Kanu predates the administration of President Bola Tinubu and remains firmly within the jurisdiction of the judiciary.

He reiterated that the current administration respects the independence of the courts and will not interfere in ongoing legal processes.

Dare further cautioned that while Nigeria upholds democratic freedoms, those freedoms are not without limits. Testing those limits, he warned, would “invite the full application of the laws as clearly stated.”

He stressed that the judiciary must be allowed to discharge its constitutional responsibilities without external pressure or interference.

Dare reaffirmed President Tinubu’s commitment to the rule of law, insisting that justice must be served fairly and transparently through the courts, not through mob pressure or street campaigns.