The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested and detained by the Nigerian Immigration Service.
This was made known in a post shared by Sowore on his official X handle, stating that he was arrested on Sunday morning immediately his flight from USA landed at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
On Thursday, 12 September 2024, a DSS memo ordering the arrest of Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria was leaked.
In the post on X, Sowore disclosed that he has been detained by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his international passport 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.”
