I will sue DSS - Man arrested for using phone line previously owned by Buhari’s daughter

Anthony Okolie has promised to sue the Department of State Services for unjust detention.

He made this promise in an interview obtained by MyNigeria.

He was illegally detained by the DSS after purchasing a sim card that was once used by Hanan, the daughter of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

He spent 10 weeks in detention after the President's daughter failed to show up to clear him.

Narrating his ordeal, he said: "In December 2018, I bought a SIM card, I registered and started using it. I did not buy it from a third party. I bought the SIM pack from the roadside and I was issued a receipt. I registered the SIM and my biometric data was captured.

"I am based in Asaba, Delta State. I had a business meeting with somebody and we were supposed to go to Onitsha, Anambra State, together. On getting to the man’s house, I saw some armed men taking him away.

"While he was being taken away, the DSS operatives asked him to reveal the identity of the person who called him last. The man told them that I was the person who called him last. Then they arrested me and took me away in their car."

Okolie noted that he was not told what offence he committed, other than his arrest was "ordered by the Presidency and he had to be taken for questioning."

Still shaken by the turn of events, he promised to sue the security operatives for taking him through the harsh ordeal.

Worrying about his safety and a rehash of the unfortunate event, Okolie said: I will take legal action against the DSS. I am going to hold a family meeting on the matter soon. I shall also meet with my lawyers on the next line of action. Since my ordeal went viral on the Internet, I have not felt safe at all because these people can track me at any time."