FG Releases Moe Odele Passport Seized Over #EndSARS Protests

<p><strong>Nigeria Federal government has released the passport of End SARS advocate&comma; Modupe &lpar;Moe&rpar; Odele&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> recalls how Immigration officials blocked the activist from boarding an international flight on November 1&comma; 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Two days later&comma; the legal practitioner went to retrieve her passport but was told she is under investigation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Monday&comma; Modele announced that her official document has been returned&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In her words&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Passport now picked up&period; No issues&period; I’m told I can travel at any time&period; Thank you so much&comma; everyone&comma; for the help and concern”&comma; she tweeted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawyer&comma; Feyikemi Abudu&comma; among others rose to prominence during the agitation for an end to police brutality which rocked Nigeria a few weeks ago&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They offered free legal representation to citizens arrested and detained during the demonstrations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is believed that authorities moved against Odele for her involvement in coordination and supply of emergency services on health and security&comma; facilities&comma; equipment&comma; protest materials&comma; among several needs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Currently&comma; bank accounts of those who received funds linked to the End SARS campaign have been blocked by the Central Bank of Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;