The Igbo Renaissance Forum, IRF, has faulted the arrest of Abia Senator, Eyinnaya Abaribe by men of the Department of State Services, DSS. The group said DSS Gestapo style while arresting Abaribe was indicative of sad reality that Nigeria was faced with.
In a statement by its convener, Nze Ugo-Akpe Onwuka, the group said the action of DSS shows that there was an urgent need to raise fundamental questions about the integrity of the organization.
Onwuka called for the immediate release of Abaribe, adding that if there was need for him to be invited, the secret police should follow the legal procedure.
He noted with sadness that at a time when Nigeria was battling with the integrity of government to prove to the international community that there is no deliberate effort to subdue the opposition, the DSS embarked on such action.
Onwuka added, “We call on the generality of Nigerians to rise and say no to this kind of strange and bizarre action, only witnessed under a dictatorship.
“We shall be following this case and would ensure that this is not allowed to slide. We are not going to rest until Abaribe regains his freedom.”
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