Ex-EFCC Chair Bawa Released After 134 Days In DSS Detention

  The detained former Chairman of Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been released by the Department of State Services.   Bawa was released on Wednesday, 134 days after he was detained at the facility of Nigeria's secret police, DSS, without trial.   Bawa was arrested and detained by the DSS on June 14, 2023, following an invite following allegations of abuse of office shortly after he was suspended by President Bola Tinubu.  

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