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    Lagos Politician Unlawfully Detained By DSS

    • Date of Occurrence
      February 22, 2017
    • State/Country
      Lagos, Nigeria
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    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.

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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

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2017-02-22

    • State/Country

      Lagos, Nigeria

    • Perpetrator

      Operatives of the Department of State Services

    • Legal Foundation

      Section 39 of the constitution clearly affirms the right of expression, including the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference

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      http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/224855-detained-pdp-chieftain-gbadamosi-sues-sss-demands-n50-million-damages.html

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    • South West
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Political Restrictions
    • Right to Free Speech
    • Right to Freedom Thought
    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Male
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