Six persons have been released by the Department of State Services (DSS) after being held in detention for their role in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests.
They were set free by the DSS director-general, on September 19, 2024, according to sources familiar with the matter. This gesture was to assure Nigerians that the DSS has a human face.
“The DG DSS reiterates citizen’s right to peaceful protest as enshrined in the constitution and regard for the rule of law. He is resolute on upholding the mandate of the Service of decisively investigating and bringing to justice those who exploit such rights to perpetrate crime,” said the source.
“The DG DSS is not interested in the incarceration of innocent citizens for expressing their constitutional rights.
“But is also not going to allow criminal elements take laws into their hands.
“There is incontrovertible evidence to press criminal charges against the three persons that are being held because we have prima facie evidence against them.”
