Day 5 #EndBadGovernanceProtest: Nigeria’s Secret Police, DSS Arrests #EndBadGovernance Protest Leader Michael Lenin In Abuja

The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Michael Lenin, one of the key leaders of #EndBadGovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory.

Lenin was reportedly arrested by the DSS at around 2 a.m. on Monday in his home in the Apo area of the FCT.

Damilare Adenola, the Director of Mobilisation for the Take It Back Movement, stated that Lenin's house was raided and he was assaulted during the arrest.

"Lenin was arrested by the DSS during a raid on his house around 2 a.m.," Adenola said.

"He was arrested and tortured in the presence of his family. We are demanding his immediate and unconditional release."

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Adaramoye Michael Lenin, National Coordinator of the Youth Rights Campaign, strongly criticised President Tinubu's speech, describing it as a masterful exercise in gaslighting, manipulation, and doublespeak that has long plagued Nigeria's public discourse.