{"id":40661,"date":"2015-07-22T16:35:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=40661"},"modified":"2015-07-22T16:35:45","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:35:45","slug":"dss-frees-jonathans-cso-without-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/dss-frees-jonathans-cso-without-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS frees Jonathan\u2019s CSO without charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18013\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18012\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After being held for days without any charge, The Department of State Security (DSS) on Tuesday night released \u00a0Mr. Gordon Obuah, Chief Security Officer to former President Goodluck Jonathan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18022\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18023\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv4148882515yui_3_16_0_1_1437570892895_2727\" class=\"yiv4148882515\">Competent security sources informed PRNigeria that Obuah slept in his house Tuesday night along with his family after a comprehensive de-briefing by operatives of the Department.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18024\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18025\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u201cHe was released around 10pm Tuesday\u2019s night,\u201d the security source disclosed.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18026\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv4148882515yui_3_16_0_1_1437465041953_185823\" class=\"yiv4148882515\">A serving operative with the DSS, Obuah had on Tuesday afternoon expressed surprise at widespread insinuations that he had died while being interrogated.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv4148882515yui_3_16_0_1_1437465041953_185824\" class=\"yiv4148882515\">PRNigeria reported Obuh as speaking with reporters at the headquarters of the DSS in Abuja saying \u201cgentlemen of the press, let me use this opportunity to thank all Nigerians, members of my family and concerned citizens who have expressed very serious concerns for the past six days because of the prevailing situation between I and my office.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv4148882515yui_3_16_0_1_1437465041953_185827\" class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u201cThis morning my attention was drawn to the fact that I have died in detention. This has caused serious anxiety within the public. I want to use this medium to tell Nigerians, members of my family and all concerned citizens that I\u2019m healthy. I\u2019m a staff of the Department of State Services and having completed my tour of duty as the chief security officer to the last President, the service feels that I should give account of my tenure.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18035\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv4148882515yui_3_16_0_1_1437465041953_185833\" class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u201cSo far, there is no adverse situation and I\u2019m optimistic that Nigerians will be informed in due course about the outcome of this exercise. Once again, I thank you immensely. I also want to use the opportunity to thank the DG for the way he has handled me from the time I came in to the present moment.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18034\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"yiv4148882515\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18029\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437577378041_18030\">\u201cNigerians should be assured that the Department of State Service is a very responsible organization and I believe that nothing adverse will be done to my person if I have not done anything wrong. 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