On Tuesday the Federal Government has stated that there is ‘no-fly list’ of youths who participated in the #ENDSARS protests.
The Federal Ministry of Interior stated this in a tweet on Tuesday in reaction to a media report by an online publication.
@MinOfInteriorNG tweeted: “The Ministry of Interior did not, has not and will not generate any no-fly list. Ignore fake news, please!”
A prominent #ENDSARS mobiliser, Modupe Odele, was stopped from travelling by Nigeria Immigration Service on Monday.
Though there was explanation for the action, it was believed to be related to her mobilisation for the protests.
Odele, through her Twitter handle, @Mochievous, canvassed support for the protests, spurring on her 219,000 followers.
She offered free legal aid to persons who were unjustly arrested during the demonstrations aside from giving details of support for protesters.
The lawyer said she was on her way to the Maldives to celebrate her birthday when she was accosted by immigration officers.
Odele said she was detained while her passport was seized by the officers, forcing her to miss her flight.
The Nigerian Government has denied compiling a ‘no-fly list’ of persons who participated in the recent #EndSARS protests.
The Federal Ministry of Interior made this clarification in a tweet on Tuesday morning.
@MinOfInteriorNG wrote: “The Ministry of Interior did not, has not and will not generate any no-fly list. Ignore fake news, please!”
The Nigeria Immigration Service on Monday, prevented Modupe Odele from boarding her flight.
Odele is one of the lawyers that was involved in the #EndSARS protests against police brutality and extortion, offering free legal aid to persons who were unjustly arrested during the demonstrations.
She claimed to have been detained while her passport was seized by the officers and she missed her flight.
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, said she has written the National Security Adviser, Babagana Mungono over the matter.
Ezekwesili tweeted, “Today, I have written to Babagana Mungono, the National Security Adviser of @MBuhari @NGRPresident to immediately retrieve Modupe Odele’s passport from the SSS and publicly apologise for trampling on her freedoms. Maybe they’ll be wise this time. We’ll wait and see.”
