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DSS releases detained Shiite member
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released a detained member of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim Musa.
He was arrested at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Wednesday morning.
Musa, the Editor-in-Chief of Almizan Newspaper, was traveling to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj (umrah) when he was picked up by the secret police.
A member of the group, Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday night.
The statement read: “This is announcing to the general public that Mallam Ibrahim Musa, the Editor-in-chief of Almizan Newspaper who was abducted by the DSS has been released.
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