Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Abuja, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between the advocacy group and the government.
SERAP announced the invasion through its social media handle, stating that DSS officers had taken over their office and were demanding to see the group’s directors. “BREAKING: Officers from Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) are presently unlawfully occupying SERAP’s office in Abuja, asking to see our directors,” the group posted. They further called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene, saying, “President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to end the harassment, intimidation and attack on the rights of Nigerians.”
This development comes less than 24 hours after SERAP issued a strong statement urging President Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to reverse the recent increase in petrol prices, which the group described as “apparently illegal and unconstitutional.” SERAP had given the president a 48-hour ultimatum to address the issue and also to probe alleged corruption within the NNPC.
The invasion of SERAP’s office has been widely condemned by human rights advocates, including Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, who has called for the prosecution of those responsible for the unlawful action
