Nigerian lawyer, Modupe Odele, also known as Moe, on Thursday, said that she has been forced to go into exile due to an immigration witch hunt.
Moe who was actively involved in the #EndSARS protests offered legal aid to persons who were arrested during the demonstrations.
In a series of tweets, the activist said; ”
So shocking that this person stopped me again and took my passport for “secondary clearance” again.
Tbh I didn’t think they would even try it. But here we are.
I had to make a call to be allowed to pass through. And I’m told I’ll always be stopped like that upon entry to or exit from Nigeria.
What is my crime again? Providing legal aid?
Anyway, this is obviously goodbye to Nigeria for a long time.”
You force me to go into exile from my own country for no crime. I can’t visit and go as I please anymore. What a shame.
I would have missed my flight if I didn’t make those calls. Because the person to do the secondary clearance wasn’t “on sit”.
I do not regret anything I did because we did a good thing. But the stress that has come with this makes me wonder sometimes if it was worth it.
Bugged phones, security agents tailing, bank accounts blocking. For what????!”
She further revealed that the immigration officer that scanned her passport at the airport told her “you get problemo.”
This is the second time she would be having issues traveling out of the country after the #EndSARS protest.
Her passport was seized two months ago in the wake of the protests in October.
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