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DSS takes over SERAP office in Abuja
The Department of State Services (DSS) operatives on Monday laid siege on the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Abuja.
The Non-governmental organization disclosed this in a statement posted on its X handle.
It described the action as an “unlawful occupation.”
It urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene immediately to protect the rights of Nigerians.
SERAP revealed in the statement that DSS officers stormed their office and demanded to meet with the organization’s directors.
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The move has been widely condemned as an attempt to intimidate and harass SERAP, which has been a vocal critics of the government policies.
The development which followed the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by the DSS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has sent shock waves throughout the human rights community in Nigeria and reinforced claims on the government’s readiness to silent dissenting voices using the state instruments.
The invasion of SERAP office came. just 24 hours after it urged President Tinubu to reverse the latest hike in fuel pump price.
The statement read:
“President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to end the harassment, intimidation, and attack on the rights of Nigerians,” SERAP’s statement read. “This unlawful occupation is a clear violation of our rights and freedoms, and we will not stand idly by while our work is disrupted.”
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