Lagos, Sept. 15, 2024 – Omoyele Sowore, a former Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, has been released after his arrest by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on his arrival to the Nigeria on Sunday morning.
Sowore was arrested by NIS on behalf of the Department of State Security (DSS) at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos on Sunday morning.
He was later released and his international passport returned to him.
A fellow activist, Deji Adeyanju, leaked news his arrest to the press.
He said: “SOWORE was arrested by the jobless and lawless Nigerian government for calling for an End to Bad Governance protest,” he said.
Sowore also announced his arrest In a post via his official X handle.
“I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA at MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport was seized, and they told me they had orders to detain me.
“This is not unexpected because I have always known that it is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist @officialAbat regime on dissent and their fear of the upcoming #FearlessINOctober revolt.
“In case this becomes another prolonged and protracted detention, I urge our citizens to ensure they ALL stop tyranny by all means acceptable and necessary, by engaging in the planned series of direct actions slated for 1 October and beyond,” he wrote. (GBN)
