The Nation Newspaper Court okays DSS' detention of suspected ISIS member for 60 days
) to detain for 60 days, a Nigerian – Emmanuel Osase – accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria .
Ugee said the motion was filed to obtain the court’s order to detain Osase for 60 days pending the conclusion of an ongoing investigation in a case of terrorism involving him. The DSS stated that from its preliminary investigation, Osase was still involved in terrorist activities, adding that he still engages with a proscribed pro-ISIS online media group known as “al-Alawn Media Foundation. It added: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the Respondent, who is an ex-convict, still engages in terrorist activities which previously led to his conviction in France;
“The respondent, at the point of arrest, formatted his mobile device to factory settings upon sighting security agents ostensibly to wipe out any suspicious contents on the device and cover up his nefarious activities; “There is a need for a thorough investigation of the suspect to ensure that he does not pose any security threat to Nigeria or the world at large.
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