Sowore in fresh scandal as friend accuse him of fraud »

The honeymoon between publisher of @SaharaReporters, Yele Sowore and scandals is far from over as new one has just emerged.

This time, a journalist and member of the discredited #RevolutionNow who made international headlines for going to jail over the #EndSars protest in Abuja, who is also a close pal of Sowore, Tosin Adeniji, has accused him of swindling her to tune of millions by using her name to apply for a grant for which not a dime got to her.

The journalist, who also accused Sowore’s lawyer, Tope Akinyode, dragged the two on Twitter through her handle; @callmerahila, which got many retweets, mentions and likes, with others also adding their voices to expose the criminal attitude of Sowore.

See link; https://tinyurl.com/yjc5bg85

In the thread of tweets, Miss Adeniji lamented on her disbelief that Sowore could take advantage of her predicament.

She said; “I went to prison last year November over #EndSARS but you decided to apply for a grant in my name without informing me, before, during, and after the application was made. Not even my consent, yet we live under the same roof.”

She also posted screenshots of her WhatsApp conversation with the lawyer who is a mutual friend, who admitted to have entered the process of applying for the grant before he fell ill.

“Fast forward to January, I found out that a grant was applied for in my name but since you @YeleSowore was in detention I had to ask your lawyer @TopeAkinyod because I found out that he was the lawyer involved in the process.

“He admitted that you both applied for a grant in my name but you didn’t tell me because he feels you want to make it a surprise and that he doesn’t know the current status that I should find out from you @YeleSowore

“Since @topeakinyode said it was meant to be a surprise, I waited this long hoping you will inform me but you didn’t. I decided to take the bold step yesterday by demanding my grant funds from you.

“First, you admitted that a grant was applied for in my name through Late Innocent Chukwuma but you are not sure he submitted the application till his death. You also raised concerns that it is possible that Late Innocent submitted the application and someone went behind your back to get the funds. This sounds absolutely unbelievable, especially coming from a man of your kind who would cross seven seas to unravel a mystery.

“Also, you said to me that the reason I wasn’t informed was that you wanted @topeakinyode to open a human rights office in Abuja with the funds but Tope revealed to me in our conversation this morning that there was a separate application for that purpose.

“When I insisted that I must get my funds from you, you then said it wasn’t you that applied but @topeakinyode did. I reached out to @topeakinyode immediately and he said he wrote a concept paper for a grant in my name on YOUR INSTRUCTIONS (To which I have evidences)

“When I further insisted on getting my grant from you, you and Tope connived to reverse your words and denied out rightly that no grant was ever applied for in my name (whereas I have evidence of Tope admitting to it many time before this plotted denial).

“I really feel oppressed and sad that after giving my commitment to serve in your movement for years to fight a system of oppression, the same you is this person dishing out all this oppression and lies just to get away with it.” she said.

The name Yele Sowore has become synonymous with fraudulent activities as his former party, the African Action Congress last year suspended him over allegations of corrupt practices and embezzlement of party funds. Recently, the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Edward Onoja also referred to Sowore as a ‘Palliative Thief’ and called him HushPuppi Sowore for always trying to defraud people.