Ibrahim Danhalilu
RevolutionNow: Dan-Halilu
Ibrahim Danhalilu
RevolutionNow: Dan-Halilu Yet to be Released by DSS over
Facebook Post
The detained former Politics Editor of Daily Trust newspaper,
Ibrahim Dan-Halilu is yet to be released by the Department of
Security Services (DSS) since he was arrested last Monday in
Kaduna.
PRNigeria[1] gathered that the Kaduna
Command of the Secret Service is awaiting further directive from
Abuja Headquarters of DSS for further actions.
A source within the DSS said the service has not concluded vital
investigation on the activities of the journalist.
“Mr. Dan-Halilu would have since been released. But a directive
from the DSS Headquarters in Abuja prevented us from releasing him
after conducting a preliminary investigation. We were mandated to
keep him further, pending when the outcome of a comprehensive
investigation is carried out,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Dan-Halilu’s lawyers are working assiduously
behind the scene to ensure the veteran Editor regain his freedom
without unnecessary delay.
A former Politics Editor at Daily Trust newspaper, Ibrahim
Dan-Halilu was arrested in Kaduna for allegedly supporting the
activities of RevolutionNow in a Facebook post.
The group, which is agitating for a revolution movement in
Nigeria, was convened by Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara
Reporters and Presidential Candidate of Action Democratic Congress
(ADC) in the 2019 election.
Mr. Dan-Halilu a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu before
the 2015 elections was once a communication specialist with USAID,
Information Assistant at the US Embassy and a Regional
Communication Specialist for Family Health.
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