DSS on Thursday said it does not detain Nigerians for “big men” as alleged by a former media aide to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, Olusegun Adeniyi, in his article.

Human rights activist and Amnesty International designated Prisoner of Conscience, Omoyele Sowore, has chronicled at least seven cases where the Department of State Services arrested innocent Nigerians on the orders of or in connection with some big men in the country.

Sowore was reacting to a terse statement from the DSS on Thursday saying it did not detain Nigerians for “big men” as alleged by a former media aide to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, Olusegun Adeniyi, in his article.

The human rights’ activist, Sowore, in a response, catalogued some of the cases when the secret police detained Nigerians for big men, adding that the DSS was the “hushpuppi” of Nigeria’s security agencies.

He said, “In Response To Lawless DSS Threat Against Segun Adeniyi and the fact that it doesn’t detain people on behalf of Nigerian big men! These are some facts: Huge lie! The DSS is the HushPuppie of security agencies in Nigeria.

“Their directors told me that my detention was prolonged because I reported that the late Chief of Staff to Buhari, Abba Kyari collected N500million from MTN. Then they sent a delegation led by the late Isa Funtua to ask me to apologise to Muhammadu Buhari for insulting him on ARISETV.

When I refused, they charged me to court with stupid charges which they later reduced to “treasonable felony.” I met a guy who was released same day as us who was jailed for eight months because he purportedly scammed his boss who is friends with the DG DSS and a director. He nearly died because he won’t eat for 21 days.

“A guy had his tendon cut because he stole foreign currency from a retired DG of DSS. Another guy had kidney disease after a prolonged hunger strike because he was opposed to the president of Chad, Idris Derby who is also now late. What about the case of Emperor Ogbonna who was detained because he had an issue with his state Governor Okezie Ikpeazu (Isi leather slippers).

“The most brazen and recent was the illegal detention of Anthony Okolie from Asaba, Delta State. Anthony was detained for 10 weeks because he unknowingly purchased an MTN SIM card previously owned by Hanan Buhari.

“Even in our latest encounter with the #Dunamis5 it was revealed that Dr. Paul Enenche told DSS to detain the five young activists for safe keeping because they wore #BuhariMustGo Tshirts to his church.

“Their final evacuation from the church security post was coordinated by a DSS director who was a senior member of his church. It is reason they don’t let people have access to their lawyers and families during detention. They also make their victims sign non-disclosure agreements after they are released. DSS is a criminal organisation. We need a revolution to hold all these criminals to account. #RevolutionNow.”

http://saharareporters.com/2021/08/06/seven-cases-where-department-state-services-detained-nigerians-%E2%80%98big-men%E2%80%99

Nigerians are watching, he who is called to serve must serve uprightly, with the fear of God in mind, because the position you occupied today maybe someone else position tomorrow, life is very easy to understand if we try our best to do good, in whatever position we find ourselves, Abba Kyari a very wonderful case study, this time last year he never knew this will befall him.

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The DSS is the tool the ruling class uses to persecute the poor in our society . This is a fact that has not only become glaring ,but also worrisome to those of us who seek a better Nigeria

See, once DSS nab u, it means only 1 thing. Na person send them. One big man or woman. I swear that is their major work...yes sir and yes ma. Nothing else.
I can beat my chest now! In confidence that there is at least 5 innocent people who are in DSS custody Because one OGA said so.

It's the system....


It's been like that all along and the poor masses suffers it the most....


The rich have been using their influence to bully the poor in this part of the world and will openly inform you that you can't do them anything... And truly you can't, because the police will be easily bribed... and if you succeed to taking the case to court, the justice will be easily bribed....


Abba Kyari.... You will likely make this change for the poor masses of this act is exposed to the world...


I've often advocated for the other tiers of government to be independent of the president's choice of appointing the head...

Literally, the president appoints the leaders of the NASS on a low key... Appoints the IG of police. Appoints the head of the electoral body.. Appoints the head of the judiciary body... Appoints the military heads and all the heads of the MDAs.... This way, the people lobbying for this positions will have a long connection from the state level to the national level and that's how the people involve in such appoints will be having negative influence to others in the society...


These people appointed will be loyal to the president... And not the people who voted the president....

Ammishaddai:
The DSS is the tool the ruling class uses to persecute the poor in our society . This is fact that has not only become glaring ,but also worrisome to those of us who seek a better Nigeria

It was always glaring. it's just that Buhari administration has overmisused them. In fact, that is the reason they were created, to make sure nobody rises against or tampers with the ruling class. They were created after a coup failed, to ensure things like that don't happen again. See how they are well equipped compared to the rest of our security forces.

JohnBullMySon:
It was always glaring. it's just that Buhari administration has overmisused them. In fact, that is the reason they were created, to make sure nobody rises against or tampers with the ruling class. They were created after a coup failed, to ensure things like that don't happen again. See how they are well equipped compared to the rest of our security forces.

True ...

Truth be told, illegal detention for money is common among security agencies in Nigeria. They take large sums of money from influential and wealthy persons to frame and detain enemies in their families, villages, trade and politics. In most cases, the detention is to keep the enemy away to enable a plot, an event or a project to be executed. For example:

How on earth did a responsible Abba town industrialist got suddenly arrested for firearm possession, at a critical period, when his town was fighting a popular Billionaire from a neighbouring town over a piece of land in Anambra State?

Now if above relatively high profile case happened, then one can imagine what happen to NOBODIES in remote towns and villages. Unfortunately, some of these enemies end up as Awaiting Trial inmates or morgue statistics.

However, the irony of this whole thing is inspite of our HYPOCRISY and PRETENSION, most Nigerians would NATURALLY use money, kinship, friendship or sex (for females) to induce police officers or friendly soldiers to teach their enemies a bitter lesson if they have the opportunity or the connection. #Reality

Ndi ara....

I will never forget how I was almost arrested by a guy claiming he's from the DSS,a case of Bitcoin that was transferred into an account I can't access led me to the office of the Assistant commissioner of police,thank God I went to see the officer in charge with my lawyer, immediately I stepped out of the ACP office,the complainant had already reported to the DSS,and the guy told me to my face if I hadn't come with my lawyer,I would have ended up in the DSS office.
The DSS guy kept claiming the complainant was the junior brother to the an ex Director of the DSS,and he wanted to take over the case,it was that day I realized that you need God,a lawyer and mighty connection to survive in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Police
The Nigerian Military
The Department of State security (DSS)
And recently the Nigerian Customs are cursed establishments.





They became worse under this Buhari's regime of sorrow, blood and tears.


















Y'all security operatives that have been involved in illegal arrest, torture and murder of innocent citizens will not know peace.
From the most superior to the least Officer any of you who have caused sorrows to families the sorrow you have caused people will never cease from your family.



So shall it be!!
Ito oni bale ko pada senu.
Kose kose ni ti ilakose.

Listening to that idiot rant about how DSS isn't used by private individuals who have feuds with others I laughed so hard.

Their operations are even the most inhumane and unethical. U will wish it was NPF that u were dealing with should they be used as attack dogs.

OP your list is quite short.
There are a hundred more cases where these same set of security arm have showed how compromised they are in carrying out their duties effectively.

This organization have been reduced to a cult group as instrument of state terror.Shameless unintelligent DSS.

Make una unlock bbnaija 2021 thread oooo. Abi DSS Don detain the mod in charge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WlXSHMMCUY


Hmmm....

Nigerian matter don tire me..

Sowore. Always fighting for the weak, down trodden, oppressed and masses even though many will still abuse him!
If the guy want to hammer; he could have collected billions from Yaradua cabal, GEJ, or Buhari goons.
Respect sir!
But my guy, please try reason o- many of these people you are fighting for no send you o. Protect yourself and your future.

This isn't a new thing...the DSS works hand in hand with politicians to oppress the poor.

One day the people who impose detainer on detainees shall one day be detained.

Everyone knows DSS is the government's elimination Machine

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Our security services are crippled and can easily be manipulated by these stupid big men all because of small change.

Sorry to derail.....arsenal fans is this true??

Some news just have a way of stirring up bile in your system. You just can feel the taste in your mouth.

Seven cases that we know.. there are other 7,777,777,777 that we don't know about.

I disowned my uncle immediately he joined the police. God forbid bad thing.