SSS detains, grill Oby Ezekwesili for 30 minutes

An unusual event happened this morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja when operatives of the Department of State Security this morning seized the international passport of the Coordinator of the BringBackOurGirls group and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili while on her way to catch a flight to the United Kingdom. 

Ezekwesili  passport was confiscated by the security operatives and she was prevented from boarding her flight after she was forced to answer many questions bordering on where she was going and the purpose for the travelling.

Her passport was however released to her about 30 minutes later and the BBOG campaigner was allowed to board the plane.

Ezekwesili later tweeted to her followers that she did not allow the security personnel to trample on her rights.

She tweeted,” @obyezeks: No ONE can SEIZE my DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS. I REFUSED to let the SSS GET AWAY with TRAMPLING on my CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.”

The former minister had been at logger-heads with the government over her campaign for the release of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014.

The daily sit-outs by the BBOG members at the Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja, has been a sore point for the Federal Government which accused the movement of being sponsored by the opposition party.

She was on her way to London for the programme BBCHARDTALK billed for tomorrow 22nd August, 2014.