Shortly after his arrest at the Lagos airport, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Shortly after his arrest at the Lagos airport, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released.
Sowore was arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Fellow activist, Deji Adeyanju who broke the news of the arrest, said Sowore was picked for his role in the August protest.
He said, “Sowore was arrested by the jobless and lawless Nigerian government for calling for an End to Bad Governance protest.”
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In confirming the development, Sowore 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.”
However, in a post via his official X handle moments later, 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.”
