Nigerian agency, DSS releases Shiites’ leader, Ibrahim Musa

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Ibrahim Musa, the Editor-in-chief of Almizan Newspaper and former spokesman for the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).

Musa was released on Thursday evening.

It was earlier reported that Musa was arrested by the DSS while he was on his way to Medina, Saudi Arabia.

“His arrest by the secret police coincides with his birthday,” a source had told SaharaReporters.

“Ibrahim Musa was arrested by the Tinubu regime via the Nigerian secret police (DSS) on his way to Medina, Saudi Arabia, to visit the Messenger of God (sa) on his birthday #Maulud.

“We call on the tyrannical Tinubu regime to immediately release the activist. This corrupt, brutal and inhuman regime has plundered millions of people into the extreme poverty bracket in just over 100 days in power.

“InshaAllah, we will keep our brothers and sisters posted on the illegal arrest of Brother Ibrahim Musa,” the source had added.

Musa’s family has called for his immediate release following his arrest on Wednesday at the Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano.

However, replying to a text message sent by our reporter on Wednesday, the DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, simply said, “I’m not aware of that pls.”

Meanwhile, a statement on Wednesday by Abdullahi Usman on behalf of Musa’s family confirmed the arrest.

The family said no reason had been given for Musa’s arrest and that he was with a family member identified as Binta Sulaiman when he was “abducted by Nigeria’s secret police, DSS, at the Aminu Kano International Airport early morning on Wednesday while on his way to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj (Umrah)”.

“This is announcing the abduction of the Editor-in-chief of Almizan newspaper, a weekly news magazine published in Hausa, Malam Ibrahim Musa, by the Department of State Service (DSS),” the family said.