He said: “Akanni was arrested and detained without any warrant of arrest, he was not charged to court and the plaintiff was deprived of access to his lawyer, family and doctor
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Akanni was arrested and detained for several days by the DSS.
Reading the text of the address to journalists, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Youths and Sports, Chief Olugboyega Aribisogan, said the DSS did not contact any stakeholder to intimate them of the release of Akanni, adding that members of the House read the news, like every other Nigerians, online on Tuesday night
The PDP added that the Federal Government had exposed itself to ridicule by not disclosing the reason for his arrest other than the fact of hinging it on security breach, which was not known to anybody
Addressing the press on Friday, the Special Assistant to Governor Ayo Fayose, on Public Communications and new Media, Lere Olayinka, said the DSS should tell Nigerians “when Hon. Akanni committed those offences amounting to breach of security? Did Hon. Akanni plot coup or is he leading insurgents to warrant his detention without trial?”
It will be recalled that the honourable member has been unlawfully incarcerated in DSS custody since March 4, 2016. A court order directing his release since March 11, 2016 was ignored by the DSS