Senator Abaribe's lawyer said he was arrested
by DSS for allegedly supporting IPOB
- The lawyer claimed 27 items were taken from
his house
- He described his arrest as shocking
Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume has said that the
Department of State Services (DSS) arrested
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe for allegedly aiding a
proscribed group, the Indigenous Peoples Of
Biafra (IPOB) and gunrunning.
The Nation reports that the lawyer said the DSS
procured a warrant that allowed it to search
Abaribe’s house and to “focus and search for
arms and ammunition and any other
incriminating document, while the alleged crime
was aiding and supporting a proscribed body, i.e.
IPOB.”
The senator representing Abia South was
arrested by DSS operatives before his house was
searched on Friday, June 22 and according to his
lawyer, 27 items were taken away.
He said “but unfortunately, two of the 27 items include
the two handsets of two USA citizens found in the house.
“One of the laptops taken included that of an educationist
containing examination questions slated to be set for
students on the 25th of June 2018.
“All pleas for these questions to be copied were refused.”
“Senator Abaribe, the surety to Nnamadi Kanu, is to appear
in court on 26th June 2018, but on 22nd June 2018, Senator
Abaribe was arrested and detained incommunicado.
“Yesterday (Friday) in the forenoon hours, our Senator
Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe, a high ranking senator of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, was arrested by officers of
state security services.
“The articulate senator who has contributed a lot to our
nation building effort is of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP).
“His arrest was as shocking as it was curious.
“As his counsel, I have, long ago, complied with DSS
stipulation for meeting with its detainees.
“I have also requested for a meeting with the D.G of the
service to know the reason for his arrest.
“All fell into refusal ears. At about 4:45pm, I was alerted
that officers of the services were heading to the senator’s
residence.
“I had to break my long wait at the DSS Headquarters and
rushed to the senator’s residence.
He said: “this man is a known strong voice of the Igbo
nation; hence this is a clamp down on the region.”
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
on Friday, June 22, in Abuja decried the arrest of
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe by the DSS.
In a statement by its national publicity secretary,
Kola Ologbondiyan, the party expressed fears
over the safety of the senator, who represents
Abia North Senatorial District.
It described the arrest as “gestapo-style’’, adding
that it had further confirmed earlier alarm that
the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal
Government has commenced total clampdown on
the opposition.
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by DSS for allegedly supporting IPOB
- The lawyer claimed 27 items were taken from
his house
- He described his arrest as shocking
Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume has said that the
Department of State Services (DSS) arrested
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe for allegedly aiding a
proscribed group, the Indigenous Peoples Of
Biafra (IPOB) and gunrunning.
The Nation reports that the lawyer said the DSS
procured a warrant that allowed it to search
Abaribe’s house and to “focus and search for
arms and ammunition and any other
incriminating document, while the alleged crime
was aiding and supporting a proscribed body, i.e.
IPOB.”
The senator representing Abia South was
arrested by DSS operatives before his house was
searched on Friday, June 22 and according to his
lawyer, 27 items were taken away.
He said “but unfortunately, two of the 27 items include
the two handsets of two USA citizens found in the house.
“One of the laptops taken included that of an educationist
containing examination questions slated to be set for
students on the 25th of June 2018.
“All pleas for these questions to be copied were refused.”
“Senator Abaribe, the surety to Nnamadi Kanu, is to appear
in court on 26th June 2018, but on 22nd June 2018, Senator
Abaribe was arrested and detained incommunicado.
“Yesterday (Friday) in the forenoon hours, our Senator
Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe, a high ranking senator of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, was arrested by officers of
state security services.
“The articulate senator who has contributed a lot to our
nation building effort is of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP).
“His arrest was as shocking as it was curious.
“As his counsel, I have, long ago, complied with DSS
stipulation for meeting with its detainees.
“I have also requested for a meeting with the D.G of the
service to know the reason for his arrest.
“All fell into refusal ears. At about 4:45pm, I was alerted
that officers of the services were heading to the senator’s
residence.
“I had to break my long wait at the DSS Headquarters and
rushed to the senator’s residence.
He said: “this man is a known strong voice of the Igbo
nation; hence this is a clamp down on the region.”
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
on Friday, June 22, in Abuja decried the arrest of
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe by the DSS.
In a statement by its national publicity secretary,
Kola Ologbondiyan, the party expressed fears
over the safety of the senator, who represents
Abia North Senatorial District.
It described the arrest as “gestapo-style’’, adding
that it had further confirmed earlier alarm that
the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal
Government has commenced total clampdown on
the opposition.
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