Amnesty demands release or trial of man held by DSS since 2023

Amnesty International has called connected the Department of State Services (DSS) to either instantly merchandise oregon arraign Engr. Tahiru Mohammed Salihu successful court, alleging that helium has been held successful custody since February 2023 without entree to his household oregon ineligible representatives.

In a statement, the quality rights organisation alleged that DSS operatives arrested Salihu during a raid connected his residence successful Kubwa, Abuja, astatine astir 4:30 americium connected February 4, 2023, and that helium has remained successful detention since then.

According to Amnesty International, repeated attempts by lawyers representing Salihu’s household to summation entree to him oregon get accusation astir his information person been unsuccessful, leaving his woman and children uncertain astir his whereabouts and welfare.

“Holding idiosyncratic successful detention for implicit 3 years—regardless of the suspected offence—shows contempt for the regularisation of law. Such prolonged detention besides exposes the fishy to the hazard of torture oregon different ill-treatment,” Amnesty International said.

The organisation urged Nigerian authorities to uphold law safeguards and planetary quality rights obligations by ensuring that Salihu is granted contiguous entree to his household and ineligible counsel.

“The Nigerian authorities indispensable abide by the regularisation of instrumentality astatine each times. Engr. Tahiru Mohammed Salihu indispensable beryllium provided with prom...