The Nigerian Federal Government has arraigned rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore and four others before a Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja.

Sowore and his group were arrested by the police for leading a protest against bad governance on New Year’s Eve in Abuja.

The five were arraigned on a three count charge of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly and public disturbance. They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Prosecution, however, alleged that the defendants were arrested on New Year’s eve with placards calling for a violent revolution against President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sowore had earlier before the protest charged Nigerians on Twitter to hold a crossover protest by picking up a candle and a placard showing their grievances against the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.