Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), yesterday, flayed the Department of States Services (DSS) over its
HURIWA’s Onwubiko said, “The invasion of the Anambra State House of Assembly by DSS operatives and their attempt to abduct lawmaker-elect is totally unconstitutional, a desecration of the hallowed chamber and a threat to the ideals of democracy.
“Why the secret police still chose to conduct themselves in a Gestapo style is still unthinkable.
“In October 2016, gun-wielding security agents swooped on the residences of senior judges, breaking doors and arrested the judges who had ruled against the DSS and condemned its disregard of the laws of the land during its operations.
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