The Department of State Security Service (DSS) on Sunday
August 4, confirmed the arrest of the former Presidential candidate of the
African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore.
The Secret Police's spokesperson Peter Afunaya, confirmed
this at a press briefing on Sunday in Abuja. Though Afunaya declined commenting
on whether Mr Sowore is at their office in Lagos or Abuja, however he claimed
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.
The DSS accused Sowore of being in touch with foreign actors
to destabilise Nigeria and further stated that the call for revolution was
deemed as a national security threat.
