Crime & Court

DSS Confirms Sowore’s Arrest, Gives Reason

The Department of State Security Service (DSS), has officially confirmed the arrest of former Presidential Aspirant, African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore.

The commission’s spokesperson, Peter Afunaya, who  made the disclosure at a news briefing on Sunday in Abuja, also  noted that the DSS is acting within its constitutional powers to arrest and detain anybody or group who threatens the unity and peaceful co-existence of Nigeria.

Afunaya declined to comment whether Mr Sowore is at their office in Lagos or Abuja.

He added that the call for revolution poses as a national security threat.

Sowore, an activist and publisher of online news platform –  SaharaReporters, as reliably gathered was picked up at his apartment in the early hours of Saturday.

His arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services was further confirmed by his personal assistant who claimed to have witnessed the incident.

The news website had earlier hinted that  its publisher’s arrest was not unconnected to #RevolutionNow, a series of planned protests against bad governance in the country scheduled for August 5, 2019.

Meanwhile, several prominent Nigerians including, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,  Oby Ezekwesili, Shehu Sani have called for the release of  Sowore.

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