Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe on
Wednesday narrated his experiences in the hands of the Department of State
Services (DSS) to the Senate.
He said that he had been
inundated with letters and calls from Nigerians, especially his colleagues who
were worried about the reports on his arrest by the DSS.
“I crave your indulgence and that
of my colleagues; first is that on Friday, June 22, I was arrested at the gate
of Hilton Hotel while the International Press Institute congress was going on.
“I was taken to the office of the
DSS by 11.30 in the morning and subsequently by 5 p.m., I was taken to my house
for a search of my residence.
“When we got to my house was the
point at which I was now formally informed of why I was arrested.
“The search warrant that was used
stated clearly that I’m being accused with aiding and sponsoring a proscribed
organisation, IPOB.
“So, the search of my house was
to look for evidence of such.
“After the search which took
another five to six hours, I was taken to the office of the DSS about 12
midnight and kept there,” he said.
The lawmaker said that his
release from detention was through the intervention of all well-meaning
Nigerians led by the president of the senate, and the leadership of the senate.
“So, I am very glad and grateful
and want to use this opportunity to thank all Nigerians who were concerned and
who did everything to secure my release.
“Nothing has been found in
connection with the allegations that were made. Up till this moment, I am still
on bail, administrative bail, by the DSS.
“Every morning, I have to report
to the DSS; but, of course these things are going to be challenged in the court
of law.”
Abaribe, who is the Chairman,
Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, said that he would
continue to tell the truth.
“I will continue to stand by this
country and I will continue to say no person is bigger than this country,” he
said.
President of the Senate, Dr
Bukola Saraki, told Abaribe, who represents Abia South Senatorial District, to
accept the episode in good faith.
Saraki said, “Distinguished Sen.
Abaribe, we are all happy to see that you are back.
“It was an unfortunate situation
that we hope that things will definitely restore back to normal in all these
issues that concerns you.
“It is one of these sacrifices
that, unfortunately, we all have to make in deepening our democracy
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