FULL LIST: End Bad Governance in Nigeria Protest Leaders Reportedly Arrested by DSS …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
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FCT, Abuja – Nigerian authorities have arrested and detained some of the leaders of the ongoing ‘End Bad Governance in Nigeria’ protests.
The protesters, mostly youths, were arrested by either the police or the Department of State Services (DSS) for taking part in the protests against economic hardship.
A clampdown by Nigerian security forces on protests against high living costs in Africa’s most-populous nation has sent several people to custody.
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In this report, Henzodaily.ng highlights the reportedly arrested persons.
1) Bashir Abubakar
In July, the DSS arrested a Nigerian youth, Bashir Abubakar, who was arrested in Kano, the Kano state capital, over his support for the anti-hardship protest.
At the time, the demonstration was in the planning stage.
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However, Abubakar was released after the DSS allegedly ordered him to bring the T-shirts he printed advertising the planned ‘End Bad Governance In Nigeria’ nationwide protest.
2) Babatunde Oluajo
On Tuesday, August 6, the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, called for the unconditional release of Oluajo and other activists arrested by the DSS at the protests.
The group in a statement signed by Bosah Chinedu, its spokesperson, appealed to the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), “and other pro-masses organisations to openly condemn this ongoing repression of the protesters”.
In the same vein, the Take It Back movement also waded into the reported arrest.
3) Adaramoye Michael Lenin
On Monday, August 5, news emerged that DSS operatives arrested Adaramoye Michael Lenin, one of the leaders of the ‘End Bad Governance’ protests.
Although the DSS said Lenin was not in its custody, Abiodun Sanusi, a journalist and activist, insisted that the secret police invaded Lenin’s residence over the night, at about 2:00 am, and “abducted him”.
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4) Kabir Shehu Yandaki
Last week, the DSS arrested a leader of the protest against bad governance held in Katsina state.
According to local reports, Kabir Shehu Yandaki was invited to the DSS office in Katsina and subsequently detained.
5) Habibu Ruma
Similarly, Habibu Ruma was detained by the secret police in the northwestern state.
Some friends of the detainees (Ruma and Yandaki) who disclosed the development said the DSS contacted the duo by phone on Friday morning, August 2.
They requested their presence at their office to answer questions about the August 1 protest. However, upon arriving at the Katsina DSS headquarters, they were reportedly detained.
Source: Henzodaily.ng
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