Senator Abaribe
Abia-South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, is contemplating authorized motion towards the Department of State Services (DSS) over his arrest and detention, the lawmaker’s lawyer has mentioned.
The outspoken senator was reportedly arrested on Friday morning at his barber’s store within the Apo space of Abuja.
“The senator is still in detention. I was there [Sunday] morning by 9am and I visited again this evening. We are contemplating legal action for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights, but that will depend on the outcome of the next meeting with him, and the decision of his family members,” Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume instructed Daily Sun.
The lawyer alleged that Abaribe’s arrest was linked with allegations that he was supporting, aiding and sponsoring the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
He mentioned, “Of all of the 27 objects seized and brought away, none might be all they wished to see by way of arms and ammunition or saved luggage of Ghana Must Go for sponsoring the mentioned IPOB.
“But, unfortunately, two of the 27 items include two handsets of two US citizens found in the home. One of the laptops taken include that of an educationist containing examination questions slated to be set for students on June 25, 2018. All pleas for the questions to be copied were refused.”