The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest.
NigerianEye earlier reported that Sowore was arrested on
Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
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.”
His flight left Washington Dulles International Airport at
6.14 EDT and arrived in Lagos at around 9.43am.
On Thursday, 12 September 2024, a DSS memo ordering the
arrest of Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria was leaked.
However, in a post via his official X handle, Sowore
disclosed that he had been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his
passport had been released to him after it was earlier confiscated.
He wrote, “I have just been released by the Nigerian
Immigration after a brief detention and my passport released back to me.”
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