BREAKING: After Joe Ajaero’s Arrest, DSS Operatives 'Storm' SERAP Office in Abuja

BREAKING: After Joe Ajaero’s Arrest, DSS Operatives 'Storm' SERAP Office in Abuja

  • Operatives of the DSS have reportedly invaded the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Abuja
  • The development comes after the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero was arrested by the DSS on Monday, September 9
  • DSS officials at SERAP’s office in the nation's capital allegedly targeted the directors of the rights group

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FCT, Abuja - Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday, September 9, reportedly stormed the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Abuja.

Legit.ng reports that the development is coming hours after DSS personnel arrested Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

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Breaking news: DSS operatives invade SERAP office in Abuja after NLC's Joe Ajaero’s arrest
DSS simultaneously targets top NLC and SERAP officials in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city.
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DSS storms rights group, SERAP’s office

Details of the operation at SERAP's office are still sketchy, but according to a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) page, the prominent non-governmental organisation (NGO) stated that the security operatives demanded to see its directors.

The organisation fumed at the DSS over the alleged clampdown.

SERAP's tweet reads in full:

"Officers from Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) are presently unlawfully occupying SERAP's office in Abuja, asking to see our directors.
"President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to end the harassment, intimidation and attack on the rights of Nigerians."

Alleged worsening repression of human rights under Tinubu

Attack on human rights is worsening in Nigeria, critics have said.

In 2024 alone, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID’s) Press Attack Tracker has tracked, verified and documented 23 cases of press freedom violations against journalists in Nigeria.

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Activists have also accused the Bola Tinubu administration of trying to criminalise protests.

Recently, the FG levelled treasonable felony charges against some of the 'End Bad Governance' protesters. This caused anger among lawyers and civil society leaders.

Tinubu appoints new DSS DG

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu approved the appointment of new directors-general for the DSS and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).

Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed for the NIA and Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi for the DSS are the new appointees.

According to a statement from the presidency, Ajayi is a former director of the DSS in states like Bauchi, Enugu, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Kogi.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a certified journalist with over 9 years of experience. He edited Politics Nigeria's articles, was the Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Fact-Checking Researcher (Africa Check). He received his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He received a Certificate of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass, 2021) and also completed Google News Initiative's Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.