The convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, upon his arrival in Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Sowore’s arrest may be connected to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance protest which was held across the country in August.
Members of the Take It Back Movement and other activists had besieged the airport upon the arrival of the activist’s return to the country when the secret police struck.
In a post via his X page, Sowore said his passport was also seized by the service.
“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,” he wrote.
“This is not un expected because i have always known that It is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist Bola Ahmed Tinubu 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 salated for October 1st and beyond.”