1. The NSO (now DSS) terrorized Nigerians during Buhari's 1984 regime.
Armed with photocopies of detention papers signed by Idiagbon, they indiscriminately arrested and detained hundreds of people at will
Politicians, businessmen were affected
Most had to pay for their freedom
Armed with photocopies of detention papers signed by Idiagbon, they indiscriminately arrested and detained hundreds of people at will
Politicians, businessmen were affected
Most had to pay for their freedom
2/ Extortion (which incidentally Buhari was fighting) became the order. NSO operatives became a law unto themselves.
IBB's coming changed all that.
When he became President, he ordered all the detention cells open.
Sights of skeletal inmates greeted Nigerians.
IBB's coming changed all that.
When he became President, he ordered all the detention cells open.
Sights of skeletal inmates greeted Nigerians.
3/ Foreigners, businessesmen etc looked like a shadow of themselves...
IBB was deliberate. He wanted Nigerians to see for themselves how rigid and wicked the Buhari govt was.
He later restructured the NSO into the SSS (domestic security), NIA (external security) and the....
IBB was deliberate. He wanted Nigerians to see for themselves how rigid and wicked the Buhari govt was.
He later restructured the NSO into the SSS (domestic security), NIA (external security) and the....
4/ DIA (Umbrella security outfit for the armed forces)
Human rights were non-existent in the 1984 junta of Buhari.
To be continued...
Human rights were non-existent in the 1984 junta of Buhari.
To be continued...
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