Is the decision of the Department of State Services to challenge the promoter of shadow government, Prof. Pat Utomi in court rather than resorting to arbitrary arrests and other acts of repression that had characterised the operation of the agency an indication that the secret police have imbibed the tenets of democracy and the rule of law, Ejiofor Alike asks
The recent court action initiated by the Department of State Services (DSS) against the promoter of shadow government, Prof. Pat Utomi is a clear departure from the tradition of the agency, which had always used acts of repression to suppress, intimidate and persecute voices of dissent and other opposition elements.
Under its previous leadership, DSS gained notoriety for engaging in acts of impunity, illegal arrests and other forms of human rights abuses.
