February 26, (THEWILL) – A former lawmaker, who represented Dekina/Bassa federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Comrade Usman Okai Austin, has been arrested.
THEWILL reports that Comrade Austin was arrested on Wednesday, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Omoyele Sowore, Convener of #RevolutionNow Movement and publisher of SaharaReporters, disclosed the arrest in a post on X.
“Imagine how these lawless @OfficialDSSNG mercenaries are abducting, torturing, and dehumanising a Nigerian citizen, @Austinokai just because he expresses himself against illegitimate Gov. Ododo of Kogi State. #RevolutionNow #FreeAustinOkaiNow
“Lawless @OfficialDSSNG at it again. They must release @Austinokai immediately, with no room for govt security agencies acting as mercenary for corrupt, unscrupulous and illegitimate political hacks such as Ododo, Yahaya Bello and co! #FreeAustinOkaiNow”, the post read.
THEWILL cannot immediately confirmed the arrest as well as cause of arrest.
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