Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested and detained, Comrade Markus Luka, a staunch supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nasarawa State.
It was gathered that the party loyalist was arrested on Sunday morning in the premises of a church in Agyaragu Tasha, a community in Lafia Local Government Area of the state.
The arrest was brought to limelight on Sunday afternoon by a Facebook user, with the username, Auta GratefulHeart EssyWealth.
Although the reasons behind Luka’s arrest are still unknown, sources suggest that over a month ago, he had voiced concerns on Facebook about the future of Nasarawa State if what he referred to as ‘stolen mandate’ was not returned to the rightful owner.
In his social media posts, Luka asserted that David Ombugadu of the PDP won the 2023 gubernatorial election in Nasarawa State.
He urged the judiciary to affirm Ombugadu’s victory for the sake of peace in the state.
Similarly, a blogger, Precious Eze was reportedly arrested and detained by the DSS.
Eze went missing for several days without a trace because the security unit, reportedly denied his family access to him.
The blogger’s disappearance caused a stir in the media space of the country as several big wigs called for his release.
He was released on Friday after the involvement of the Enugu State Government.
When Eze was missing, a former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, raised alarm and blasted the Federal Government for the “undemocratic” arrest.
Atiku wrote, “Only yesterday, this administration assured that it will always uphold press freedom and respect public opinions. But those words are hollow and do not match with the actions of state agencies. Just last week, Precious Eze was abducted by security agents in his Gbagada home in Lagos.
“There was no word to explain his whereabouts and why he was being detained until Nigerians started to raise an alert about the plight of Precious. Notwithstanding what the young man may have done, the agencies of the state must let his family, friends, and indeed Nigerians know about his whereabouts.
“This aligns with the spirit of democracy, freedom of speech and respect for journalists to do their jobs of holding government to account without jackboot intimidation. -AA”