Omoyele Sowore arrested on arrival in Nigeria

Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress‘s presidential candidate for 2023, has been taken into custody.

Sowore was detained on Sunday morning at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.

His flight landed in Lagos at around 9.43 am, having taken off from Washington Dulles International Airport at 6:14 EDT.

A DSS note demanding Sowore’s arrest upon his arrival in Nigeria was released on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

In a post via his official X handle, Sowore disclosed that he had been detained by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his international passport had been confiscated.

He wrote, “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.”

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