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Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested
pro-democracy activist and the convener of #RevolutionNow Protests,
Omoyele Sowore.
pro-democracy activist and the convener of #RevolutionNow Protests,
Omoyele Sowore.
It was gathered that Sowore was picked up at his apartment in the early
hours of Saturday.
Sowore posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25 am with an eyewitness
confirming that his phone was forcefully taken from him.
The tweet read, ” DSS invades Sowore’s”.
He also tweeted ” Ja p”, confirming his phone must have been seized
while trying to raise the alarm about his arrest.
His arrest and detention are not unconnected to #RevolutionNow, a series
of planned protests against bad governance in Nigeria scheduled for
August 5, 2019.