The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has released the international passport of the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore.
Sowore confirmed this in a post he shared on his official X account on Sunday morning after he was briefly detained by the NIS.
“I have just been released by the Nigerian Immigration after a brief detention and my passport released back to me,” he wrote.
The journalist and human rights activist had earlier on Sunday said that his international passport had been seized.
“DETAINED BY THE NigerianImmigration, my International passport confiscated,” Sowore posted on X.
“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 @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 October 1st and beyond.”
