The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested.
Reports state that Sowore was taken into custody on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
His flight departed from Washington Dulles International Airport at 6:14 AM EDT and landed in Lagos at around 9:43 AM.
A leaked DSS memo dated Thursday, September 12, 2024, revealed an order for Sowore’s arrest upon his return to Nigeria.
In a post on his official X account, Sowore confirmed that he had been detained by the Nigerian Immigration Service, and his international passport was confiscated.
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.”