The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Sowore was taken into custody immediately upon his arrival in Nigeria on Sunday.
Earlier that day, SaharaReporters reported that members of the Take It Back Movement and other activists gathered at the airport to await Sowore’s return.
He had been in the United States with his family. His flight departed from Washington Dulles International Airport at 6:14 AM EDT and arrived in Lagos at approximately 9:43 AM WAT.
On September 12, 2024, SaharaReporters exclusively revealed that a DSS memo ordering Sowore’s arrest upon his arrival had leaked.
In response, Sowore criticized the DSS for issuing the arrest directive, stating that he intended to return to Nigeria “very soon.”
In a post on his X account on Thursday, Sowore remarked, “The current administration, led by Tinubu, has shown an alarming inability to effectively track and apprehend terrorism suspects, bandits, and kidnappers, while the @officialEFCC has yet to arrest former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
“Meanwhile, the lawless @OfficialDSSNG has added my name to their ‘watchlist’ for arrest upon my arrival in Nigeria.”
He emphasized, “It is crucial to acknowledge that Nigeria needs salvation, and our people require liberation, which will require considerable effort. I plan to return home shortly, I mean very soon.”
The arrest directive, issued by the newly appointed DSS Director General, Adeola Ajayi, was linked to Sowore’s involvement in the recent 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests.
[SAHARA REPORTERS]
