DSS Arrests Take-It-Back Organiser Over Suspected Facebook Post
TIB, which raised the alarm in a post on its social media handle, said that Zubair was arrested in the early hours of Thursday (today) by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
“But sources informed it was connected with a Facebook post which had been critical of the government, and the activist is being moved to Abuja.
“We demand his immediate and unconditional release now!”
There have been persistent and widespread clampdown on dissent voices in Nigeria by political office holders at the local, state and federal government levels.
The current President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has been characterised by haunting of activists, media and individuals who dare to criticise the government at any level.
Most worrisome is the fact that security agencies and agents have become the easiest tools in the hands of the oppressors.
Some Nigerians are still detention and are being prosecuted by the Nigerian government for participating in the August 1-10, 2024 nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests.
