Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released following his arrest.
Sowore was arrested at Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Sunday morning.
“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,” he wrote on his X account.
Sowore’s flight arrived in Lagos at around 9.43am.
A DSS memo ordering the arrest of Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria was leaked online last Thursday.
However, in another post via his official X account, Sowore disclosed that he had been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service, adding that his passport had been released to him after it was earlier confiscated.
“I have just been released by the Nigerian Immigration after a brief detention and my passport released back to me,” he wrote.
