The Department State Services, DSS, on Monday night released a stalwart of the Kwankwasiya movement, Yunusa Dangwani.
DAILY POST gathered that he was freed after spending 70 days in detention.
The former chief of staff to a former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, was arrested on March 21 at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj.
The politician was arrested for allegedly engaging one Captain Abdullahi to cause violence in the Kano.
The House of Representatives had on April 12 resolved to investigate allegation of abuse of fundamental rights by the DSS regarding the arrest of Dangwani.
The House resolution was sequel to a motion under matters of urgent public importance by Ali Madaki (Kano-APC) on the “Abuse of the fundamental rights provisions of constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As amended) by the Department of State Service (DSS)’’.
“Refusing him access to legal representation and family violated his right to dignity as a person and on clear violation of section 34 (1)(a) of the 1999 constitution,” he said.
In objection to Madaki’s remark, Aminu Suleiman (Kano-APC) said Dangwani’s arrest followed issues of high security concerns against the Kano state government.
According to him, the politician was fingered in an alleged terrorism scare in Kano state for which he was picked and brought to Abuja.
“I want to guide the House. If we allow this motion, it means we are intimidating the security agencies and we will be the first to say, they are incompetent and not serious,” he said.
On May 3, an FCT High Court sitting at Apo ordered the release of Dangwani and ordered the DSS to pay him the sum of N10million as damages.
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