DSS Arrests Sowore

Operatives of the Department of State Services have reportedly arrested the convener of #RevolutionNow Protests and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore.

Yaahoo Journalist learned that Sowore was picked up at his apartment in the early hours of Saturday.

Sowore, a pro-democracy activist posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25 am with an eyewitness confirming that his phone was forcefully taken from him, his outfit, Sahara Reporters reported.

The tweet read, ” DSS invades Sowore’s”.

Sowore also tweeted ” Ja p”, confirming his phone must have been seized while trying to raise the alarm about his arrest.

Meanwhile, Sowore’s purported arrest and detention may not be unconnected to #RevolutionNow, a series of planned protests against bad governance in Nigeria scheduled for August 5, 2019.