Acontent creator, Evangelist Ebube Joseph, has been arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Nigeria, allegedly on the instructions of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, IgbereTV has learnt.
According to Sahara Reporters the arrest is said to be connected to Joseph’s commentary on the incessant killings across the state by the marauding Fulani herdsmen.
According to reports, Joseph was initially arrested and detained in an underground cell for 10 days before being released on bail, despite his health condition.
However, after his release, he was later invited to come to Enugu State, where he was detained again and secretly charged to court without legal representation or informing his family of his whereabouts.
Another content creator, David (MC Dave), broke the news of Joseph’s incarceration to SaharaReporters, on Friday, saying that Joseph is being charged to court on the grounds that he defamed the governor.
MC Dave said, “An Anambra-based content creator that was whisked away by the DSS on the instructions of the Governor of Enugu State on the grounds that he was defaming him (Governor) has been rearrested.”
In a video posted on Facebook last week, Evangelist Joseph narrated his ordeal in the hands of the DSS operatives, saying that for the 10 days that he was incarcerated, he felt he would not come back alive.
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