A popular Nigerian lawyer and rights activist was
detained overnight on Wednesday, January 14,
2015 for allegedly addressing President
Muhammadu Buhari in a disrespectful way.
Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire, Group Founder/
Principal Administrator of Due Process
Advocates (DPA), was stopped by operatives of
the Department of State Service (DSS) upon
arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport, Lagos.
“They told me they would have to hear from
Abuja (DSS Headquarters) before allowing me to
go,” Mr. Ugwuonye, a senior lawyer who
practises in Nigeria and the United States of
America, told News Express this morning. “I had
to tell my driver and personal assistant to go
when I was not released as at midnight,” he
added.
Emeka Ugwuonye, Esq. pictured in his office |
Facebook
News Express learnt that Mr. Ugwuonye, who
was not allowed to go until after clearance by
Abuja, was detained in connection with a video
he recently uploaded on the DPA Facebook page
in which he said that President Buhari must obey
court orders. “He talked as if he was ordering
the President,” a DSS source said, adding that
Buhari should be talked to with respect as he is
the President and Commander-in-Chief of the
Nigerian Armed Forces.
Ugwuonye said, “This is unacceptable. I am
going to sue them on Monday.”
He repeated what he said in the video, insisting
that Buhari, who recently declared in public not
to obey some court orders, has no option than to
abide by the dictates of the Nigerian
Constitution and has no right to choose court
orders to obey.
Below are his Facebook update as the episode
was unfolding.
http://www.thetrentonline.com/tyranny-lawyer-arrested-by-dss-for-allegedly-insulting-buhari-on-facebook-pictured/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook

Those DSS officers and their overzealous, herd mentality approach will end up embarassing this administration.
I'm waiting to see what kind of criminal charge they will bring against him.

Dss should come to nairaland and arrest people.

The disposition of this government towards dissenting opinions is quite worrisome and must be condemned by every right thinking Nigerian. This is supposed to be a democracy and freedom of speech is well enshrined in the constitution. The line between democracy and tyranny is thin, very thin.

d cattle rearer has succesfully turned nigeria into saudi arabia were punishment for insulting d king is death. by d time PDP assume power in 2019, buari will be handed ova to ICC for crimes against humanity.

The daura dulllard shud stop terrorising Nigerians with his dogs.

Buhari is a tyrant

lalasticlala our freedom n democracy is under thread.

http://saharareporters.com/2015/06/02/us-court-dismisses-rogue-attorney-emeka-ugwuonye%E2%80%99s-bankruptcy-filing.....Please is it the same person?

mazzi:
Buhari is a tyrant

And a dictator

This same guy

EFCC Arrests US-Based Lawyer, Ugwuonye, For Defrauding Nigerian Government
Posted: February 16, 2011 - 21:53

By SaharaReporters, New York

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained US-based lawyer, Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye, for fraud-related issues. Agents of the State Security Services (SSS) arrested Mr. Ugwuonye last Saturday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Mr. Ugwuonye was later moved to Abuja where he was handed over to the EFCC for further action.

EFCC spokesman, Femi Babafemi, told SaharaReporters today that Mr. Ugwuonye had been "watch listed" at the port of entry a few months ago after Nigeria’s Attorney General and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded that he defrauded the Nigerian authorities in a series of real estate transactions where he acted as an attorney to the Nigerian government.

The real estate transactions were the subject of an investigative report by Saharareporters in 2009. In the report, we exposed how the controversial attorney seized $1.7 million in tax refunds belonging to the Nigerian embassy in Washington DC. Mr. Ugwuonye had confiscated the funds after he represented the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC to sell several houses belonging to the Nigerian government. He reportedly justified the seizure of the funds by claiming that the Nigerian government owed him fees for other legal services he had done.

The real estate transactions also triggered an inquiry by the Nigerian House of Representatives, although it was unclear if the legislative hearing led the SSS to “watch list” Ugwuonye for arrest.

The EFCC’s Babafemi confirmed that Mr. Ugwuonye was handed over to the agency on Monday and had since been interrogated about the whereabouts of the proceeds of the transactions.

Mr. Babafemi

mazzi:
Buhari is a tyrant

and a dictator

When he paid his media change agents to insult and ridicule Gej,who arrested them?
Buhari is a tyrant and a dictating super clueless disorganized man

Buhari is tolerating nonsense

Hahahahaha.

This is just th beginning,

This is what "Change: is all about.

Even for Nairaland here, they have banned me so tey eeeeeee, I almost change ...... (chai, did i say change?), I mean rename my moniker to "NobleBan.

Honestly, I am now scared of the word 'change", its a very dangerous word.

Buhary the tyrant...

What nonsense! Buhari is a Bitch

Buhari is a tyrant. We either live with it or find means of getting rid of him from Aso Rock. Impeachment is the first option, other options also exist.

It's quite unfortunate that most people that commented didn't read through thoroughly.
According to the article, the incident happened on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 and I can remember vividly that the President as at that period was Mr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and not Buhari.

So, based on this fact the article is false!!!

Lies.

SR reported Mr Emeka Ugwuonye was picked up by DSS over an allegation of defrauding Nigeria state by claiming he represented the government. Now, one useless online blog reported he was picked up for calling PMB names.

Tokt:
Another trentonline bullshit.

A zombie has been spotted.

kevinex195:
It's quite unfortunate that most people that commented didn't read through thoroughly.
According to the article, the incident happened on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 and I can remember vividly that the President as at that period was Mr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and not Buhari.

So, based on this fact the article is false!!!

Open the link, it's 2016. The OP made a typo error

LMFashions:


Open the link, it's 2016. The OP made a typo error

I knew someone would say so. Anyway, just to be sure I opened the link as you advised and saw the same thing. The OP copied directly from the link and posted it here; word for word.

If you check your calendar, January 14, 2015 was actually a Wednesday as claimed by the post. So it isn't any typographical error!

a drug Barron claiming to be a lawyer