BREAKING: Sowore Arrested At Airport
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Sowore was arrested at the airport on Sunday immediately upon his arrival in Nigeria.
Naija News HouseĀ earlier on Sunday reported that members of the Take It Back Movement and other activists had besieged the airport to await the activistās return to the country.
Sowore had been with his family in the United States.
His flight left the Washington Dulles International Airport at 6.14 EDT and arrived in Lagos at around 9.43 WAT.
On Thursday, September 12, 2024, reported that a DSS memo ordering the arrest of the convener of Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria had leaked.
Following the report, Sowore lambasted the DSS for issuing a directive for his arrest on his arrival in Nigeria, disclosing that his intention was to return to the country āvery soonā.
In a post on his X account on Thursday, Sowore said, āThe current administration, led by Tinubu, has demonstrated an upgraded inability to effectively track and apprehend terrorism suspects, bandits, and kidnappers, while the @officialEFCC has yet to arrest former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
āMeanwhile, the lawless @OfficialDSSNG has upgraded my status and name on their āwatchlistā for arrest upon arrival in Nigeria.ā
āIt is imperative to recognise that our country Nigeria requires salvation and our people need liberation, which will necessitate considerable effort. I intend to return home shortly, I mean very soon,” he said.