DSS Denies Arresting Activist, Sanyaolu

The Department of State Services has denied arresting an activist, Juwon Sanyaolu.

The DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, disclosed this on Thursday.

Civil society groups have since asked for the release of Sanyaolu who according to them, was allegedly arrested by the DSS.

“Juwon Sanyaolu, the Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement is not with the DSS. He was not invited, arrested or detained by the Service,” Afunanya said.

A human rights activist and National Coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign, Hassan Taiwo, in a post on X, on Thursday, said he joined “all people of conscience to demand the immediate and unconditional release of the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Sanyaolu, who was abducted by agents of the Department of State Services around 10:05 pm on June 11, 2024. #FreeJuwonNow.”

The Lagos State Police Command also said on Tuesday that it did not have information regarding the alleged arrest of the activist.