The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to probe the Department of State Service (DSS) in the state over an alleged brutal treatment of one of its chieftain, Chief Ifeanyichukwu Nwokoye.
The APC leader, who was Buhari’s presidential campaign coordinator in Anambra state in 2007, was allegedly brutalized and beaten to coma by DSS operatives in the state on April 27, 2015.
Nwokoye was allegedly beaten for refusing a request by the DSS operatives to provide a list of expatriate doctors who were lodged in his Hotel (Mayroses).
The doctors were brought in by Governor Willie Obiano to the state to treat the less privileged in the various communities,
Nwokoye and his wife, Jessie, were allegedly handcuffed and locked up in a DSS cell at Amawbia, where they were left naked like common criminals.
The DSS men allegedly broke Nwokoye’s shoulders, damaged his scrotum and his retina, leading to his being flown abroad by his family for surgeries.
Since the ugly incident, prominent citizens of the state, including Senator Chris Ngige, Senator Andy Uba and Chief Simon Okeke, among others, had condemned the action of DSS in the state.
The state secretary of the APC, chukwuma Agufugo, called for a probe of the incident.
According to Agufugo, “Nwokoye is not only a chieftain of APC in Anambra State, but a prominent citizen of Nigeria, who has paid his dues in politics, and for him to be treated like a common criminal by the DSS is unacceptable to APC.
“Our security operatives should learn how to treat those who are under their care, and not to harass, molest, intimidate and humiliate them. This should serve as a deterrent to others who are planning such evil in a civilized society.”