I was Detained Briefly At Lagos Airport – Sowore

On Sunday, the African Action Congress (AAC) 2023 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, said he was briefly detained at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Upon arriving in Nigeria from the United States, he disclosed this in a post on his X handle (formerly Twitter).

Comrade Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, said officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service seized his passport and told him that they had orders to detain him.

“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 said.

“This is not un expected 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.

Sowore in his tweet, further emphasised that, “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.

“I have just been released by the Nigerian Immigration after a brief detention and my passport released back to me.”

As of this moment, It is unclear who ordered his detention but reports have it that Sowore was arrested by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS).