The Department of State Services, DSS, has allegedly arrested Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Benue state chapter, Mr Bemgba Iortyom.
Report has it that Lortyom was arrested in Makurdi on Monday when he went to keep an appointment with the state security agency.
Confirming the arrest, Mr Cornelius Hwande, the media consultant to the Benue PDP, who accompanied Mr Iortyom to the DSS office, said, “as soon as we arrived, at about 2:11 pm, two gentlemen walked up to us, claiming to be from the office of the Director and took Bemgba Iortyom away.”
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“One thing is however certain; it is not common for the DSS to invite anyone without a reason, let alone, the Publicity Secretary of an opposition party, and someone in the quality of Bemgba Iortyom who fearlessly bares his mind as an opposition spokesperson and remains one of the most vocal voices against the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in Benue State.
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“And with the recent remarks by the incumbent Governor Hyacinth Alia, it is difficult not to link him with this sudden invitation of Mr Iortyom by the DSS and his imminent detention,”
