Omoyele Sowore, the African Motion Congress (AAC) presidential candidate within the 2023 election, has revealed that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has positioned him on a watchlist, stopping him from leaving the nation.
In a press release and video posted on X (previously twitter) on Friday, Sowore shared his frustration over the continuing restrictions. He acknowledged, “The Nigerian Immigration Service continues to topic me to unwarranted harassment and abuse, violating my rights repeatedly. Right this moment, once more, they stopped me on my means out of Nigeria, claiming I’m positioned on their WATCHLIST!”
The video reveals Sowore in a dialog with an NIS officer, asking to talk with a superior for clarification on the difficulty.
This incident just isn’t the primary of its sort. In September, Sowore was detained by immigration officers at Murtala Muhammad Worldwide Airport in Lagos, the place his worldwide passport was confiscated. Sowore, additionally identified for his function because the writer of Sahara Reporters, has been a powerful critic of the Nigerian authorities and has confronted a number of arrests and authorized challenges lately.
