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    Invading DSS Agents

    • Date of Occurrence
      November 27, 2016
    • State/Country
      Ondo State, Nigeria
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    In a post on his Facebook wall, Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters reported that agents of the State Security Services invaded his family home in Ese-Odo LGA in Ondo state during the governorship elections in Ondo state According to Sowore, the agents invaded his family home in search of his brother who they claimed was ‘troublesome’.

    His brother, Akinwunmi Sowore is an Alliance for Democracy (AD) supporter.

    The said brother was eventually trailed, arrested, detained and kept incommunicado by the invading DSS agents. He described the invasion as an act of desperation by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Party. His brother was later released.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2016-11-27

    • State/Country

      Ondo State, Nigeria

    • Perpetrator

      Operatives of the Ondo State Command of the State Security Services

    • Legal Foundation

      Sections 34, 35 and 40 of the constitution guarantees the right to life, personal liberty and freedom of assembly that have been infringed upon by the security agencies.

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    • South West
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Political Restrictions
    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Male
    Mode of Attacks
    • Unlawful Arrests and Detention
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