Omoyele Sowore, the organiser of the #RevolutionNow demonstration, has been arrested.
Sowore was taken into custody on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
His flight left Washington Dulles International Airport at 6.14 EDT and arrived in Lagos at around 9.43 am.
A DSS memo instructing the arrest of Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria was leaked on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
In a message posted on his X page, Sowore stated that his passport was confiscated by the authorities.
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,” he wrote.
“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.”