Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has once again been detained by Nigerian immigration officers at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos upon his return from Accra, Ghana.
This marks yet another incident in an ongoing series of confrontations between Sowore and Nigerian authorities.
The #RevolutionNow movement convener was initially stopped by immigration officers on Friday while leaving Nigeria for Accra.
On his return to Lagos on Sunday, he was stopped again but eventually allowed to go after several minutes of confusion among the officials, who reportedly referenced his name being on a government watchlist.
This incident follows a pattern of what Sowore has repeatedly described as targeted harassment by Nigerian authorities.
On his X (formerly Twitter) account, Sowore detailed how he was also harassed while leaving the country.
“The Nigerian Immigration Service continues to subject me to unwarranted harassment and abuse, violating my rights repeatedly,” he tweeted, adding that officials again cited the watchlist as the reason for the delays.
Sowore, a fierce critic of the Nigerian government, has faced numerous attempts by authorities to curtail his activism.
This latest detention is seen by Sowore as another attempt by the government to intimidate him.
