How DSS permanently chained me down in its custody for 6 months now, suspected militant tells Amnesty International
Says DSS has refused to obey court order which released him from detention
Says NHRC only acknowledged his petition but could not change his situation
Begs Amnesty International to take up his case before he yields up the ghost
Suspected militant leader, Mr Kile Selky Torughedi, detained by the Department of State Service (DSS) since June 17, 2016 over his alleged membership of Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has written a letter to the Amnesty International, begging it to prevail on the DSS to release him from its custody as ordered by the Abuja division of the Federal high court.

Torughedi who said he had been detained for almost six months now without any charge or trial told the Amnesty International that the operatives of the DSS chained him in its cell permanently even during interrogation.

Bar and Bench Watch reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) had announced, in June this year, or thereabouts, that it arrested a suspected high ranking member of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), Torughedi in Calabar.

”The ‘Avengers’ constitute the militant group responsible for recent attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region and other heinous crimes including kidnapping and murder.

According to the statement issued by Tony Opuiyo on behalf of the secret police, it had claimed that “In a bid to stem the activities of vandals in the Niger Delta, this service effected the arrest of Selky Kile Torughedi, on 17th June, 2016, in Calabar, Cross River state.

“Torughedi is an ex-militant and suspected member of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), and was arrested for planning to assassinate one M. B Yahaya, a serving military officer.

“Torughedi, who is a close associate of Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), had already conducted surveillance at the residence of Yahaya in Kaduna, preparatory to his plot when he was intercepted.
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