El-Rufai Released By SSS After 15 Hours Detention

The Department of State Security Services has released  former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, after detaining him for more than 15 hours Premium Times reports.

El-Rufai, who voluntarily walked into the agency’s headquarters at about 9 a.m on Monday, was released after midnight.

"Mallam Nasir El-Rufai left the SSS premises at 12.35a.m today after more than 15 hours," the former minister’s media advisor, Muyiwa Adekeye, tweeted at 12.40 this morning.

It is not clear why the interrogation of the opposition All Progressive Congress chieftain took that long.
Both the SSS and Mr. El-Rufai were not available for comment at the time of filing this report at 5.28 this morning.

One of the most active users of social media in Nigeria, Mr. El-Rufai is yet to update his Twitter and Facebook accounts with details of his ordeals in the hands of Nigeria’s secret police as at the time this report was posted.

He was accompanied by the Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi, and a serving senator, Chris Ngige.

According to reports Mr. Amaechi, who was also allowed access into the SSS office, later left at about 12 p.m, while Mr. Ngige left two hours later.