DETAINED SUSPECTED IPOB MEMBER RELEASED BY DSS
Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, The Director General, State Security Services (DSS), has granted the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor who was detained by the again since July 2022 over his membership of Indigenous People of Biafra, a proscribed group.
Nwafor, who hails from Isuikwuato LGA of Abia state was granted a compensation of Five Million Naira along with free medical care for his wrongful arrest and detention.
It was disclosed that a proper and in-depth investigation of the case led to the exoneration of of Nwafor. The gesture of compensation was in line the DG’s all case with the agency before his appointment should be reviewed for prefer efficiency and speed dispensation of justice.
“The DG directed his investigation officers to conduct detailed review of all pending cases and they have been dutifully doing that. Nwafor’s case is one of such cases’,” the source offered.
“The gesture, one of the several by the DG, is a testament to his resolve to comply with the rule of law and
adherence to the service standard operating procedure,” he stated, adding, three Abia men, Udemba, Onyedikachi and Eze, suspected of belongings to IPOB, were equally released.
“Mr Tosin Ajayi acknowledges that as humans, we sometimes make mistakes. He also believes that when such mistakes are made, the right thing is to make amends. That is why he has established a culture of accountability and humanly makes efforts to remedy the mistakes of the Agency,” added the source.
“Remember he paid N20 million as compensation to one Jos- based businessman who was erroneously shot on the leg in the course of a security operation in 2016. Even when the court awarded N10 million in damages against the DSS, the agency refused to pay until Ajayi became DG. He doubled the money.
“Nwafor isn’t the first Igbo to be released and compensated under similar circumstances. Some months ago, the DG ordered the release of three young men wrongfully detained for belonging to IPOB.
“Last month, he paid N10 million as compensation to the Abuja-based Igbo businesswoman arrested by a sister security agency for alleged illegal oil bunkering. The DG added N10 million for five others to share, explained the source, adding, “this has become the trend since the new DSS leadership.”
