The Department of State Security and the Federal Government are to be sued by the Ekiti State House of Assembly for the "unlawful" and "brutish" detention of one of its members, Mr. Afolabi Akanni.
This was made known by Chief Olugboyega Aribisogan, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Youths and Sport.
"Akanni was arrested on the 4th of March “Up till this moment, we have not been
told officially by the DSS whether or not
Honourable Akanni was formally released from
incarceration after spending 18 days without
access to his doctors, lawyers and family
members.
“However, preliminary information available to us
suggests that Honourable Akanni may have been
brought to the hospital by men of the DSS and
abandoned there because they could no longer hold
him in captivity because of his deteriorating health
condition.
“Nigerians should be reminded that it took the
rumour of Honourable Akanni’s death for the DSS
to admit officially that it was holding him after
spending 15 days in detention without access to
anyone. As we speak, Honourable Akanni is in very
critical condition and he has not been able to
speak with anyone of us.
“We, therefore, demand an official explanation from
the DSS as to why Honourable Akanni was
abducted and held incommunicado for 18 days,
only for us to be told that he was admitted in a
private hospital in Abuja.
“Furthermore, we demand an explanation from the
DSS whether in a democracy, it is part of its
mandate to disobey court orders and dump
Nigerians in detention for 18 days over unfounded
allegations.
“Most importantly, we condemn
strongly the DSS illegal arrest, detention and
dehumanization of Honourable Akanni and we
demand an unreserved apology forthwith.
“We have also directed our counsel to seek redress
and damages in court, because, to us, this act of
impunity by the DSS under President Muhammadu
Buhari is undemocratic, unpatriotic, dictatorial and
brutish."
Meanwhile the lawmaker has been released yesterday. The lawmaker said he was released after he collapsed twice in detention. He is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Abuja.
This was made known by Chief Olugboyega Aribisogan, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Youths and Sport.
"Akanni was arrested on the 4th of March “Up till this moment, we have not been
told officially by the DSS whether or not
Honourable Akanni was formally released from
incarceration after spending 18 days without
access to his doctors, lawyers and family
members.
“However, preliminary information available to us
suggests that Honourable Akanni may have been
brought to the hospital by men of the DSS and
abandoned there because they could no longer hold
him in captivity because of his deteriorating health
condition.
“Nigerians should be reminded that it took the
rumour of Honourable Akanni’s death for the DSS
to admit officially that it was holding him after
spending 15 days in detention without access to
anyone. As we speak, Honourable Akanni is in very
critical condition and he has not been able to
speak with anyone of us.
“We, therefore, demand an official explanation from
the DSS as to why Honourable Akanni was
abducted and held incommunicado for 18 days,
only for us to be told that he was admitted in a
private hospital in Abuja.
“Furthermore, we demand an explanation from the
DSS whether in a democracy, it is part of its
mandate to disobey court orders and dump
Nigerians in detention for 18 days over unfounded
allegations.
“Most importantly, we condemn
strongly the DSS illegal arrest, detention and
dehumanization of Honourable Akanni and we
demand an unreserved apology forthwith.
“We have also directed our counsel to seek redress
and damages in court, because, to us, this act of
impunity by the DSS under President Muhammadu
Buhari is undemocratic, unpatriotic, dictatorial and
brutish."
Meanwhile the lawmaker has been released yesterday. The lawmaker said he was released after he collapsed twice in detention. He is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Abuja.
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