#FreeShola: Nigerians Call For The Release Of Twitter Influencer In Detention For Over 50 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;
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,#FreeSholais currently the number one trending topic on Twitter Nigeria as they demand the release of Shola: