{"id":162782,"date":"2025-05-16T22:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/detained-nans-president-sues-seyi-tinubu-dss-nta-demands-n38-3bn-in-damages"},"modified":"2025-05-16T23:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T22:57:51","slug":"detained-nans-president-sues-seyi-tinubu-dss-nta-demands-n38-3bn-in-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/detained-nans-president-sues-seyi-tinubu-dss-nta-demands-n38-3bn-in-damages","title":{"rendered":"Detained NANS President sues Seyi Tinubu, DSS, NTA, demands N38.3bn in damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to seek the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.<\/p>\n<p>He is demanding N38.3 billion in damages over alleged abduction and torture, naming Seyi Tinubu, the Department of State Services, DSS, and top officials of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) as respondents.<\/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. President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to seek the enforcement of his fundamental human rights. 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