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Babatunde Gbadamosi has filed a N50 million damages claim at the Federal High Court in Lagos, to challenge his arrest and continued detention by the Department of State Services
Lagos based Opposition Politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services on Wednesday after honouring an invitation to appear at the Lagos office and taken to Abuja where he was held incommunicado for more than a week. He was arrested for his anti-government views.
Babatunde Gbadamosi has filed a N50 million damages claim at the Federal High Court in Lagos, to challenge his arrest and continued detention by the Department of State Services
2017-02-22
Lagos, Nigeria
Operatives of the Department of State Services
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