{"id":146383,"date":"2025-01-15T23:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T22:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/again-dss-picks-up-activist-mahdi-shehu"},"modified":"2025-01-21T15:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:59:38","slug":"again-dss-picks-up-activist-mahdi-shehu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/again-dss-picks-up-activist-mahdi-shehu","title":{"rendered":"Again, DSS picks up activist Mahdi Shehu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Security personnel, believed to be from the Department of State Services (DSS), reportedly detained activist Mahdi Shehu.<\/p>\n<p>According to Daily Trust, he was apprehended by plainclothes operatives at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa around 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>No official statement has been released by security agencies regarding the arrest of the Kaduna-based activist and political commentator.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mahdi\u2019s son, Buhari Mahdi, mentioned they have been unable to communicate with his father since the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, Mahdi was arrested and subsequently charged in court for sharing a misleading video on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The Kaduna State High Court granted him bail on January 9, 2025, with a bail amount of \u20a63 million and requiring two prominent clerics as sureties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Security personnel, believed to be from the Department of State Services (DSS), reportedly detained activist Mahdi Shehu. 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