Four armed men suspected to be
operatives of Directorate of Security Services (DSS) on Saturday whisked away a
journalist, Jones Abiri, to an disclosed location.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that Abiri, the publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper, who was
incarcerated for two years on charges of terrorism in the past, was whisked
away at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
According to eyewitnesses, Abiri
was in company of some collegues at his office at Azikoro junction of Yenagoa
when the armed men arrived at the scene in a white Hilux Van and black Prado
Jeep and forcibly dragged and pushed their victim into one of the vehicles and
drove off.
Austin Bodo, a journalist who
witnessed the incident, said “we were sitting outside his office when a black
Prado jeep and white Hilux drove into the premises in commando style.
“As they packed, two men carrying
the type of guns used by DSS operatives, jumped out of one of the cars and said
Abiri was under arrest and immediately started dragging him and forced him into
one of the cars and drove off.”
Another witness, Mr. Bankole
Abdulazeez, said “we were discussing national issues when the cars drove in.
“Two armed men came out of the
cars and without identifying themselves, they said you are under arrest and
started dragging him.
“They threatened to shoot anybody
that tries to stop them.
“I heard him shouting ‘what have
I done again? what have I done again?’ Before they finally dragged him into one
of the cars and drove off,” he said
When contacted, a DSS Official,
who preferred anonymity, said: “I only heard of it from a journalist friend; I
don’t think it is our men from here.”
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