Jonathan's former CSO allegedly detained by SSS

As the dust is yet to settle on the invasion and restriction of movement by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on former National security Adviser, another former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be in detention since last week, with his lawyers saying he needs access to his medicine.

According to a statement made available to the Guardian from Onochie Onwuegbuna a legal practitioner with Zeran legal services, claiming to be representing Gordon Obuah, the former CSO and calling for his immediate release “as he has not been informed the facts and grounds of his detention in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.”

Obua, an operative of the DSS, like Sambo Dasuki, were appointees of Jonathan and according to the statement, the family believes that “he is being harassed and detained in furtherance of what seems to be a well calculated witch hunt, unlawful harassment gross violation of his fundamental human rights of certain “marked” individuals who served and held offices in the administration of Former President Goodluck Jonathan in other to implicate them by all means for phantom crimes or offences.”

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