The
residence of late Hassan Agwai Mohammed (Ciroman Keffi), in Asokoro –
Abuja, was Friday night raided by a combined team of State Security
Service (SSS) and military police personnel who claimed to be searching
for illegal Chadian immigrants.
The
security operatives who arrived the residence at about 9 p.m. in four
trucks belonging to the SSS, one military truck and a bus, ordered the
arrest of all the occupants of the duplex, three bungalows and an
adjourning mosque in the residence.
One
of the sons of the late Ciroman Keffi, Hussein, who confirmed the
incident narrated how the security personnel forced all of them out of
the house and ordered them to lie face down; with the exception of the
women while a thorough search of the whole buildings which lasted for
about forty-five minutes, was conducted.
Thereafter,
all the males, including those who were in the adjourning mosque
numbering 15, according to Hussein, were ordered into the bus and driven
to the DSS headquarters in Asokoro.
“At
the office, we were asked to tell them the persons who reside in the
houses within the premises. They separated us from those who stay in the
mosque. After questioning, only seven of us were released. As I am
talking to you now, the others are yet to be released,” Hussein said.
As
at the time of this report, there has been no official clarification
from the DSS or its spokesperson, Ms. Marilyn Ogar, a Deputy Director.
The
Late Ciroman Keffi, until his demise, served the country in various
capacities including as a minister of the federal republic, ambassador
and chairman, Petroleum Products Marketing Commission (PPMC).
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