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DSS In Kogi Arrests, Detains 12 South-Easterners Travelling For Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

  • Date of Occurrence
    July 26, 2021
  • State/Country
    Kogi, Nigeria
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Nigeria’s notorious secret police, the Department of State Services, have arrested 12 South-Easterners from Ebonyi State who were travelling to the Federal Capital Territory to attend the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

SaharaReporters learnt that the DSS arrested the 12 persons including two drivers and had detained them in Lokoja, Kogi State, since Monday, the day of the trial.

“The victims are; Wisdom Ezike, Kenneth Ojima, Chinedu Nwoba, Igwe Sampson, David Ogbonnaya, Aja Joseph, Barrister Awoke, Chinoso Oyibe, Eze Joseph, Okezie Fortune and two drivers. They committed no offence. They were heading to Abuja to attend Nnamdi Kanu’s trial. They have been arrested and illegally detained in Lokoja,” a source stated.

SaharaReporters had on Monday reported that the DSS hooded operatives also violently dispersed people who had come to show solidarity to Kanu during the trial at the Federal High Court.

This was after the DSS accredited only 10 media houses to cover the proceedings.

Details
  • State/Country
    Kogi
  • Perpetrator
    Department Of State Services
  • Source
    http://saharareporters.com/2021/07/29/exclusive-department-state-services-kogi-arrests-detains-12-south-easterners-travelling
Location
  • Kogi, Nigeria

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Region
  • North Central
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention

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