Omoyele Sowore, the coordinator of the #RevolutionNow rally, has been detained by the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Sowore was reportedly held at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday upon arrival in Nigeria.
Sowore’s detention could be linked to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests held across the country in August.
The Take-It-Back Movement and several other civil society organisations led the rally. Sowore serves as the movement’s convener.
Another protest is being planned by organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest — scheduled for October 1.
In a post via his X page, Sowore said the service also seized his passport.
He wrote:
“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.”
“This is not unexpected 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.”
Source: TheCable