The Department of State Services (DSS) has occupied the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), demanding to see its directors. SERAP condemned the action as unlawful and called on President Tinubu to intervene, urging an end to harassment and intimidation against civil society organizations.
In a concerning turn of events, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have occupied the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The organization described the action as an “unlawful occupation,” demanding to see its directors, which has raised alarm among civil society and human rights advocates in Nigeria.
SERAP took to its X page to condemn the intrusion, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene. The organization stated, “Officers from Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) are presently unlawfully occupying SERAP’s office in Abuja, asking to see our directors. President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to end the harassment, intimidation, and attack on the rights of Nigerians.”
This incident has triggered widespread reactions on social media, with many users expressing outrage at what they perceive as an alarming erosion of civil liberties under the current administration. Comments ranged from calls for protests against government oppression to comparisons with military rule. Notably, some users lamented that the Nigerian people must act before the situation worsens.
