Human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday accompanied Ushie Uguamaye, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Lagos, to the Local Government Inspector’s (LGI) office in Eti-Osa.
In a post on his verified Facebook account, Sowore stated that the trending corps member, popularly known as Raye, was scheduled to appear before the LGI.
According to him, Festus Ogun, Adeyinka Oyesomi, and Ojienoh Justice were attorneys who accompanied Raye to meet with the LGI.
He stated, “The journey with National Youth Service Corps youth Corper, Ushie Rita uguamaye, has commenced in Lagos. She is scheduled to appear before the LGI today and we will escort her to their offices. We are all en route with attorneys. Festus Ogun, Adeyinka Oyesomi, Ojienoh Justice.”
However, in an updated post, Sowore claimed that the LGI, who was supposed to meet with Raye, was nowhere to be found upon their arrival at the local government office.
He, however, revealed that they would return to the location to meet with the LGI.
”We arrived Eti-Osa LGI offices of the National Youth Service Corps with youth Corper, Ushie Rita uguamaye in Lagos. She was scheduled to appear before the LGI today and we escorted her to their offices with attorneys, Festus Ogun, Adeyinka Oyesomi and Ojienoh Justice but LGI official had absconded failing to show up throughout our stay. We will be back! #RevolutionNow #tinubuisaterriblepresident.”
Raye has been trending on Nigeria’s social media platforms since Saturday after a video she posted on her TikTok account went viral. In the video, she decried Nigeria’s economic hardship and inflation, expressing frustration that hard work no longer translates into financial stability.
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She criticised President Bola Tinubu, labelling him a “terrible leader” and questioning what the government was doing to ease citizens’ suffering.
She also took a swipe at the alleged poor living conditions in Lagos State, which she described as a “smelling state.”
Shortly after the video gained attention, Raye claimed she began receiving threats, allegedly from NYSC officials, pressuring her to take down the post.
She took to her Instagram page to express her disappointment at what she described as an attempt to stifle her voice, insisting she had only spoken the truth about the country’s reality.
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