Former
Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has been released by the Department of
State Service (DSS).
Suswam
was reportedly released Sunday evening, after the security agency detained him
for over 70 days, citing that he would be of a security threat to Benue State
Government, if he was freed.
The DSS
arrested Suswam on Sunday, February 25th, 2017, on the allegations that car
keys, certificate of occupancy of landed properties, among others were found in
his residence.
DSS also
alleged that a gun was found in his apartment during the raid.
Suswam,
through his Lawyer, recently slammed the DSS with a N10bn suit bothering on
violation of his fundamental rights.
Though
details of his release were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report,
a chieftain of the PDP, Barry Idoga Odeh and former Chairman of Ohimini LGA of
Benue State, Hon. Sunny Mark, confirmed to DAILY POST that the former Governor
has been released.
“Yes, I
just finished speaking with one of his closest allies and he confirmed to me
that Suswam was released some minutes ago”, Mr. Odeh said Sunday evening
By Yemi Itodo
