DSS Arrests Nnamdi Kanu’s Doctor, Releases Him Hours Later

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested and subsequently released Professor Martin Aghaji, the personal doctor of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, disclosed the development in a post on his account on Saturday.

According to Ejimakor, Aghaji, a retired professor, was arrested at his residence in Enugu State on Friday.

The lawyer alleged that the arrest was connected to a medical report prepared by Aghaji on Kanu, which he claimed differed from an earlier medical report issued by the DSS.

“This is the height of the official harassment he has been facing since he issued the medical report that did not comport with the SSS’s medical report on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” Ejimakor wrote.

In a subsequent post, Ejimakor further alleged that security operatives stormed the doctor’s residence at about 3 a.m., forcibly gained entry and discharged gunshots during the operation.

“During the commotion, shots were fired. They’ve now taken him to Lagos,” he claimed.

The lawyer later confirmed that Aghaji had regained his freedom, attributing his release to the intervention of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and other stakeholders.

“While welcoming this development, the SSS is hereby admonished to do better than this,” Ejimakor added.

DSS Denies Arrest Was Linked to Kanu

Reacting to the allegations, DSS spokesperson Favour Dozie confirmed to Premium Times that Aghaji was arrested in Enugu but insisted the action had no connection with Nnamdi Kanu or the IPOB leader’s case.

“He was arrested, but not in connection with Nnamdi Kanu,” she said.

Dozie explained that Aghaji was granted administrative bail and released to officials of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Lagos on Sunday after fulfilling the required bail conditions.

A DSS official also maintained that the arrest was related to investigations into alleged financial transactions involving suspected high-profile criminal elements.

“He was even sorry about it when he was informed of the transactions he made. The man himself felt very stupid,” the official was quoted as saying.