- Former military president Ibrahim Babanginda's spokeman, Kassim Afegbua, has honoured the invitation of the Department of State Services
- Afegbua arrived at the agency's headquarters on Thursday, February 8, after being invited on Wednesday, February 7
- His invitation was in connection with the statement he distributed on behalf of his principal, which was critical of President Muhammadu Buhari
Spokesman of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, Kassim Afegbua, has arrived at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) to honour an invitation over a statement he signed for his principal which was critical of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Afegbua who received a verbal invitation from the DSS on Wednesday, February 7, arrived the agency's headquarters at about 12:46 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, Premium Times reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that Afegbua arrived with eight lawyers. He had already filed a fundamental rights proceeding at the Abuja division of the Federal High Court.
It was learnt that the suit, which seeks up to N1 billion in defamation and harassment damages, was filed on Tuesday, February 6, a day after the police declared Afegbua wanted for allegedly issuing a false statement that could incite the public into violence.
The spokesman had distributed a statement critical of President Muhammadu Buhari on behalf of his principal on Sunday, February 4.
The statement decried President Buhari's handling of killings across the country and proposed the emergence of a younger candidate to take over in 2019.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that Kayode Ajulo, Kassim Afegbua's attorney, demanded that the Department of State Security (DSS) explain the reason for and the content of the invitation to the spokesman to the ex-military president, Ibrahim Babangida.
This was contained in a letter said to be have been received by the a Nigerian daily newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, from the chamber, the same date Afegbua was asked to appear at the agency's office.
The DSS had invited Afegbua on Wednesday, February 7, for a chat with its director-general, Lawal Musa Daura.
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Source: Naija.ng