President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan Buhari, has distanced herself from the arrest of Anthony Okolie, who was detained by the DSS for 10 weeks over the use of a sim card previously used by Hanan.
Hanan’s lawyer, M.E. Sheriff, in a counter affidavit filled on Friday, agreed that the MTN sim card which caused the dispute was once used by her.
She, however, claimed not to be aware that any arrest was made by the SSS.
Hanan in the 20 paragraph affidavit said although she was not happy with the complaint from the public that someone else was using her former sim card, but “I have never complained to the State Security Service or any law enforcement agency in Nigeria or outside the country to make arrest of anyone.”
The president’s daughter said she is being “accused of an allegation, she knows nothing about”.
Odunews.com reports that Okolie who was arrested and detained by the DSS dragged Hanan, MTN and the DSS before a Federal High Court in Asaba for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.
He is seeking an order to “compel the respondents to jointly or severally to pay the applicant the sum of N500 million as general and aggravated damages for the gross and unlawful violation of the applicant’s right to acquire moveable properties, freedom of movement and self dignity.”
