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DSS Gets Court Order to Detain ISIS Member

POSTED ON April 4, 2024 •   Metro      BY Benedicta Bassey
DSS officials on duty/Photo Credit: Kayode Jayeiola/ Photo Source: Google

The Department of State Services, (DSS)has obtained a court order to detain a Nigerian, Emmanuel Osase, who is accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. 

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja said the DSS could detain the suspect for 60 days.

The order followed an ex parte application, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/409/2024, taken before the judge by a DSS lawyer, A. A. Ugee.

Ugee told the court that the matter was brought under Section 66(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.

He prayed to the court for an order enabling the applicant to detain the suspect for 60 days pending the conclusion of the investigation.

Ruling, Justice Ekwo, a vacation judge, granted the application.

He said, “Upon studying the averments in the affidavit, I hereby grant the relief as prayed.

The judge subsequently adjourned till June 3 for further proceedings.

Osase, who was arrested on March 11, was accused of propagating ISIS messages, opposing the democratic system of government in Nigeria, and calling for terrorist attacks on Nigeria and its symbols of sovereignty.

In a March 27, 2024 affidavit, Ahmad Abubakar of the DSS Legal Service Department, Abuja, said the suspect needed to be detained because his release would jeopardise the DSS investigation.

He said, “The respondent was arrested by a team of personnel from the applicant’s office for alleged membership and propagation of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorist messages, including opposition to the democratic system of government and the call for staging terrorist attacks against the Nigerian state and its symbols of sovereignty.”

Abubakar stated that Osase was jailed for five years for terrorism-related offences in France and was deported after the completion of his sentence.

Abubakar 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 activities of the respondent constitute a potent threat to national security and corporate existence of Nigeria.

“The release of the respondent at this time would jeopardise the investigation, as the investigation has assumed a wider dimension.

“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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