Former Education Minister and leader of the Bringbackourgirls campaign, Dr Oby Ezekwesili almost missed her flight to London Monday morning to appear on a BBC Hard Talk programme following the temporary seizure of her passport by men of the State Security Service (SSS) at the Abuja International Airport.
Ezekwesili whose passport was later released tweeted about her encounter with the SSS.
Her tweets on her handle @obyezeks are reproduced below :
7.37am
IS THIS A DEMOCRACY? I am being detained by the SSS @ Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport . The SSS has REFUSED to GIVE MY PASSPORT TO ME.
7.41am
On my way to London this morning for my @BBCHARDtalk appearance billed for TOMORROW and the SSS has DETAINED
me by WITHHOLDING my PASSPORT
8.03am
SSS has RELEASED IT. Just barely made the BA flight. Last to board @ 7.55 for an 8.00 am flight that is now taxiing.
IS THIS A DEMOCRACY
8.04am
No ONE can SEIZE my DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS. I REFUSED to let the SSS GET AWAY with TRAMPLING on my CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
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