#FreeShola: Nigerians Call For The Release Of Twitter Influencer In Detention For ’53 Days’
Twitter Nigeria is calling for the release of an Influencer who has been unlawfully arrested and detained for 53 days
Twitter influencer, Babatunde Olushola with the Twitter handle @jayythedope has been in detention at The Force Crime Investigation Department (FCID) after getting arrested on the 23rd of May over a Tweet he made on the 5th of May, 2020 regarding ex-president’s wife. He’s been in detention for 53 Days and he Clearly stated It was a PARODY.
However, human rights activist and founder of the online news agency, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has expressed his interest in the case. He Tweeted;
Clearly unacceptable to detain anyone arbitrarily for freely expressing themselves on twitter or any platform. Please provide information about his exact detention centre, we will take legal action to secure his release! #RevolutionNow #Freeshola @PoliceNG https://t.co/xugN0WjiQn
— Omoyele Sowore (@sowore) July 15, 2020
Babatunde Olushola is a final year student of LAUTECH studying Chemical Engineering and from what TalkGlitz Media has gathered, the Twitter account he reportedly used in impersonating the Ex-president’s wife is only a parody account.
The hashtag, #FreeShola is currently the number one trending topic on Twitter Nigeria as they demand the release of Shola:
https://twitter.com/chubiei/status/1283368840567693316
The authorities have arrested @jayythedope whose parents just died for over 50 days now and still counting for alleged impersonation without bail and they are not letting him see his family. Why is this done in a lawful country fgs?#FreeShola !!
— Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) July 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/iamlampson/status/1283375083969482753
