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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned the unlawful invasion of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project by operatives of the Department of State Services.
SERAP, an advocacy organisation, raised the alarm via its official X handle on Monday, saying that DSS operatives had taken over its Abuja office.
The organisation called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the DSS to cease the harassment, intimidation, and attacks on Nigerians’ rights.
Reacting to the development in a statement seen by our correspondent on Monday, Falana stated that the invasion of the organisation’s office was unlawful and an abuse of power.
The senior lawyer urged the Federal Government to prosecute whoever was responsible for the invasion.
He said, “I condemn the invasion of SERAP’s office. The Tinubu government must urgently fish out the officers who carried out the invasion of SERAP’s office in the name of the government.
“Anyone found to be responsible for the invasion must be prosecuted. The government must allow human rights defenders to freely carry out their work, consistent with the Nigerian Constitution.”
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