Operatives of the Department of State Services have allegedly arrested 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.
However, many Nigerians on social media have accused President Buhari of trying to use the DSS to intimidate Sowore so as not to carry out the planned #RevolutionNow protests slated for August 5.
They are calling for the release of the pro-democracy campaigner using #Freesowore hashtag on Twitter.
Sowore Omoyele, who is a former presidential candidate, and also the publisher of SaharaReporters, was arrested early Saturday.
An associate confirmed the publisher was arrested at his apartment and his phone collected.
