DSS Arrests Sowore On Return To Nigeria
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the last election in 2023, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested, Neusroom gather.
This was disclosed by Activist In a post made on his official X handle on Sunday.
Sowore was supposedly picked up by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) on Sunday morning at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
This comes after a leaked DSS memo surfaced on Thursday, 12 September 2024, ordering the arrest of Sowore upon his arrival in the country.
Sowore’s flight touched down Lagos at around 9.43 am from Washington Dulles International Airport.
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“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,” Sowore wrote on X.
