A basic liberties extremist and Leader Overseer of Embrace An Objective Drive, Ariyo-Dare Atoye has died. The dissident died in Abuja on Thursday.

His passing was declared by his partner, Deji Adeyanju, who tweeted on Thursday evening, “My brother confidant Ariyo Dare Atoye has gone to accompany the Master.

He was seeing me till the latest possible second. From God we came, and it is sure to Him we will return.”

SaharaReporters discovered that the dissident died of cellular breakdown in the lungs. The dissident, who had been in basic medical issue for quite a long time, in a short instant message he sent from his debilitated bed to SaharaReporters in mid-October, said he really wanted supplications from Nigerians to save his life.

Nigerian Activist, Ariyo-Dare Atoye Is Dead: BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Activist, Ariyo-Dare Atoye Is Dead

SaharaReporters learnt that the activist died of lung cancer.

October 27, 2022

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At that point, Ariyo was engaging with the sickness in a medical clinic in Abuja.

The instant message read, “Dissident Ariyo-Dare Atoye in a basic medical issue. Down however not out, Jesus got me, appeal to God for me.”

Atoye was a bleeding edge common freedoms crusader who remained against persecution, bad form and powers and activities that looked to subvert city and media space. The dissident assumed a significant part in the section and marking of the Electing Act Change Bill 2022 into regulation through an alliance called Common Society Accomplices on Constituent Change (CiSPER).

He drove a few fights against the underlying defer in the section of the bill.