Okolie was arrested and detained by the DSS for a period of 10 weeks for lawfully purchasing and using an MTN SIM card previously used by Hanan, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State, has fixed May 14, 2020 for judgment in the lawsuit filed by a Nigerian businessman, Anthony Okolie, against Hanan Buhari, the Department of State Services and telecommunication company, MTN.
At the hearing of the suit, Okolie's lawyer, Tope Akinyode said,"The applicant was detained for a period of 10 weeks. “We ordinarily do not need to be labour ourselves, it is a clear violation of the applicant's human rights."
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