An Islamic cleric based in Ogun state, Abdul-Ganiyu Ibrahim,
has been released by operatives of the Department of State
Services after spending 424 days in custody for allegedly get
involved in terror activities.
Ibrahim who was released today, September 7, got his freedom
after a federal high court in Abeokuta picked holes in his
continued detention.
The court had ruled that it was not in line with the law for an
accused person to be detained without being charged to before
a court of competent jurisdiction.




A human rights lawyer, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, had taken the
case up without a fee and contended that the arrest and
continued detention of the cleric by the DSS without disclosing
his alleged offence or charging him to court was a violation of
his fundamental human rights to dignity of person, personal
liberty and freedom of movement guaranteed by sections 34, 35
and 41 of the constitution.
The judge went further to compel the security outfit to release
the cleric, to pay him for damages worth N1 million and also
requested the DSS to publicly apologise to him.
The judge held that: “The 1st applicant is entitled to the grant of
general damages in accordance with Section 36 (5) of the
constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,(as
amended) for the abuse of his fundamental rights by the
respondents’ unlawful detention and this court accordingly
awards the sum of N1m to be paid by the respondents to the 1st
applicant.
“The court having found that the continued detention of the 1st
applicant is unlawful, the 1st applicant is entitled to a public
apology from the appropriate authority or person by virtue of
Section 35 (6) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999,(as amended). I therefore order the respondents
to comply with Section 35 (6) of the constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, 1999,(as amended) and tender a public
apology to the applicant.”
The cleric was arrested about two months ago with his then
pregnant wife, Muinat, they were both whisked away from their
Ijoko home around 3am onon the said day by DSS operatives.
According to The Punch, Muinat was later released but her
husband was continually kept in custody at the DSS station in
Abeokuta
Speaking to journalists after he was set free, Ibrahim,said he
was lost for words but could only thank God for being alive,
while his lawyer called on the government to pay attention to
the issue of human rights abuse.

https://www.naij.com/543804-dss-releases-islamic-cleric-accused-of-being-a-boko-haram-member.html

Cool

Thank GOD for him.Say NO TO TERRORISM.

Hmm

It is high time we find a way to curtail this incidence of arrest on thumb- up without solid investigation, if not it will soon become unsafe for anyone to appear islamically.

Islam the doom of the world

MISSNORA:
Cool

Shebi u are ftc now? Are u happy?

@ topic, what is wrong with our judicial system? Prosecuting lawyers sef? Dss and efcc please get qualified lawyers