‘My detention part of clampdown by fascist Tinubu over #FearlessINOctober revolt’ – Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that his brief detention after arriving Nigeria from the United States of America on Sunday, was part of the grand plan by President Bola Tinubu to frustrate next month’s protest.
Sowore was arrested at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
It was reported that the Department of State Services (DSS) had detained the #RevolutionNow convener.
The Take-It-Back Movement , which is also convened by Sowore, is currently planning another protest billed for October 1.
In a post via his X page, Sowore said his passport was also seized by the NIS.
“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 slated for October 1st and beyond.”
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.”
