Omoyele Sowore, an activist and presidential candidate, is detained after an arrest by Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS), prompting criticism from Timi Frank, a former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress. In statements reported by multiple outlets, Frank calls for Sowore’s immediate release and describes the arrest as politically motivated and a threat to democracy. The outlets say Sowore previously obtained a court order on an application related to the revocation of his bail. A Federal High Court in Abuja, according to the reports, ordered that Sowore be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his challenge. Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed Sowore’s motion seeking the judge’s recusal over alleged bias, and the court adjourned the motion for stay of execution to June 24. Frank’s position, as reflected across the sources, is that Sowore has not committed an offense warranting arrest or detention and that the continued use of security agencies against dissenting voices signals intolerance of criticism. The reports do not include responses from the DSS or the government in the items provided.