It has been reported that Mr. Bemgba Iortyom, the Publicity Secretary of the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been taken into custody by the Department of State Services, DSS, in Makurdi.
According to information acquired by furucinovel, Iortyom was taken into custody on Monday when he went to the state security agency to keep his appointment.
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According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the party spokesman must have been detained as a result of a petition that was submitted against him by the All Progressives Congress, which is the party that is currently in power.
Mr. Cornelius Hwande, the media consultant for the Benue PDP, accompanied Mr. Iortyom to the DSS office and confirmed that the arrest had taken place. He stated that “as soon as we arrived, at about 2:11 pm, two gentlemen walked up to us, claiming to be from the office of the Director and took Bemgba Iortyom away.”
“One thing is however certain; it is not common for the DSS to invite anyone without a reason. Let alone the Publicity Secretary of an opposition party, and especially not someone of the quality of Bemgba Iortyom who fearlessly bares his mind as an opposition spokesperson and continues to be one of the most vocal voices against the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in Benue State. ”
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“And with the recent words by the incumbent Governor Hyacinth Alia, it is difficult not to link him with this unexpected invitation of Mr. Iortyom by the DSS and his imminent detention,” he claimed. “And with the recent remarks by the incumbent Governor Hyacinth Alia, it is difficult not to link him with this sudden invitation of Mr.
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