Posted by Amarachi on Sun 15th Sep, 2024 - tori.ng
The former presidential aspirant revealed that he was detained in a post he shared on the X platform.
Omoyele Sowore
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, upon his return from USA to Nigeria on Sunday morning, September 15.
The former presidential aspirant revealed that he was detained in a post he shared on the X platform.
''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.
This is not un expected 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 October 1st and beyond. #EndBadGovernaceInNigerianow #RevolutionNow''.
This comes after Sowore had revealed on Saturday that the Nigerian security forces were attempting to track him down in his hometown in Ondo State and allegedly frame him as guilty of bogus offences.
Sowore said, “Yeah! All around in my home town, they’re tryin’ to track me down, yeah! They say they want to bring me in guilty.
“However Babylon must fall! #FearlessInOctober.”
Also, as at press time, some of Sowore's supporters gathered at the airport allegedly demanding that he be released or there'll be no exit or entrance into the airport.
See a video of his supporters protesting below;