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Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has been released by the Department of State Service (DSS) after spending 70 days in detention.
TheNewsGuru.com recalls that the DSS arrested Suswam on Sunday, February 25th, 2017, on the allegations that car keys, certificate of occupancy of landed properties, among others were found in his residence.
DSS also alleged that a gun was found in his apartment during the raid.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the DSS, had earlier said that it won’t release the former governor because he is yet to give up the needed information that will facilitate his release.
However, Suswam, through his lawyer, recently slammed the DSS with a N10bn suit bothering on violation of his fundamental rights.
Though details of his release were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, a chieftain of the PDP, Barry Idoga Odeh and former Chairman of Ohimini LGA of Benue State, Hon. Sunny Mark who spoke with Daily Post confirmed that the former Governor has been released.
“Yes, I just finished speaking with one of his closest allies and he confirmed to me that Suswam was released some minutes ago”, Mr. Odeh said Sunday evening