By Wisdom Nwedene
Security Operatives have arrested Omoyele Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, ACC following his return to Nigeria.
9News Nigeria reports that Sowore left the Washington Dulles International Airport at 6.14 EDT and arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at around 9.43 WAT.
The development comes after it was learnt in early September that the DSS had instructed airport security and immigration authorities to intercept and detain Sowore whenever he returns to the country.
The directive to arrest Sowore was issued by the newly appointed DSS Director-General, Adeola Ajayi, due to his prominent role in the recent 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests.
Meanwhile, Sowore in a message shared on his social media handles said he was detained by the Immigration and his international passport confiscated.
According to him, “DETAINED BY THE @NigerianImmigration, my International passport confiscated.”
“I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA to the MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport was seized, and they told me They had orders to detain me.
It is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist @officialAbat regime on dissent and their fear of the upcoming #FearlessINOctober. In case this becomes a prolonged and protracted detention, I urge our citizens to ensure ALL stop tyranny means portable and necessary, engaging in the planned series of direct actions slated for October 1st and beyond.
#EndBadGovernaceInNigerianow #RevolutionNow”
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