DSS prosecutes 3 #EndBadGovernance protesters, releases 6 in Kaduna
Daily Trust Pg.6, Daily Sun Pg.4, The Nation Pg.6, The Punch Pg.18
The Department of State Services (DSS) has commenced prosecution of three of the protesters arrested in Kaduna State during August nationwide demonstration, Daily Trust reports.
It was also gathered that at least six among those Kaduna protesters have been released following the conclusion of an investigation that was carried out by the crack operatives of the service
Their release and prosecution came on the heels of a claim made by the human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, that a total of 2,111 protesters were arrested by security agents during the protests.
US court authorizes businessman tortured by SSS to seize $21m from Nigeria’s JP Morgan account
Daily Trust Pg.6
U.S District Court Southern District of New York gave Nigerian businessman Louis Emovbira Williams the go-ahead to withdraw 421 million from Nigeria’s bank account with JP Morgan, used to stash funds from crude oil sales to foreign entities.
Justice Liman Lewis, in August, denied Nigeria’s motion to dismiss the complaint filed by Mr. Williams, who was scammed over a food importation business deal that cost him millions of dollars.
Not only was Mr. Williams swindled of 46.5 million, he said he was also tortured by the SSS and tried for ‘’economic sabotage’’ after he returned to Nigeria from the UK to retrieve the funds. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 1986 but left prison in 1989, having languished in jail for three years.
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