One of the legal aides of the EndSARS protesters, Modupe Odele, today (Monday) announced that she has retrieved her international passport eight days after she was prevented from travelling out of Nigeria.
In her tweet, she said:
“Passport now picked up, No issues.”
Odele, one of the backers to the protests against police brutality in Nigeria, was prevented from travelling out of the country on Sunday, November 2.
Tagged #EndSARS protests, young Nigerians took to the streets for about two weeks to press home their demands for the scrapping of the notorious police unit – Special Anti-Robbery Squad – and reformation of the police force.
She was among those who coordinated the provision of legal, medical and security support for the protesters, especially in Lagos.
But Odele, till the time of the report, did not disclose the reason why her passport was seized and by whom. Many believed that it could be connected to her role in the #EndSARS protests.
With the new development, it is believed that she can travel out of the anytime.
