Yesterday Chief Sir Victor Umeh the Senatorial candidate of APGA in the forth coming re-run election sheduled to hold in Anambra was arrested by the DSS from his Enugu residence.
He was taken to Abuja on an allegation that he is the chief sponsor of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and accusation he pointed fingers to those he thinks that are responsible for his arrest.
APGA’s deputy secretary,Jerry Obasi, confirmed his release on Friday, stating that the arrest was politically motivated. He said the DSS had become a willing tool in the hands of politicians.
“It is quite unfortunate that Nigerians, especially political stalwarts of other political parties are now branded names using government agencies like the DSS to intimidate opponents with a view to either stopping them from running for elections or to clamp down on their chances politically especially those whose chances of winning elections are obvious just as in the circumstances which Chief Umeh was arrested,”
“It is quite absurd and alarming that the DSS deliberately whisked Chief Umeh away in a rickety van thereby bringing his personality to odium. The most disappointing of them all is the obvious fact that these black movies are being acted under the watchful eye of President Muhammadu Buhari. It is sad that security agencies under the present administration are willing tools in the hands of the highest bidder rather than concentrating on their constitutional duty of maintaining law and order.” Umeh was arrested at his Anambra residence around 9am on Thursday and flown to Abuja. He was accused of sponsoring the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Soveriegn State of Biafra (MASSOB).Obasi said in a statement.
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