Sowore
15 Sep
Prominent activist and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, was released shortly after his arrest at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The Guardian had earlier reported that Sowore was detained upon his arrival in Nigeria from the United States. His passport was seized by…
15 Sep
Prominent activist and convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested. Sowore was arrested on Sunday at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, shortly after arriving in Nigeria. His arrest was confirmed to The Guardian by Concerned Nigerians founder and activist, Comrade Deji Adeyanju. Adeyanju said, “SOWORE was arrested by the jobless and…
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