11 February 2026/News/ SUNTV Global Channel
A Taraba State indigene, Adam Abubakar, has taken legal action against the Department of State Services (DSS), the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and the Director-General of the DSS over what he describes as unlawful arrest and nearly two years of detention without trial.
The suit, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja through his lawyer, Sani Sajo, alleges that Abubakar has remained in DSS custody since March 2024 without being formally charged, granted bail, or allowed access to his family.
According to court documents, the case—marked FHC/ABJ/CS/277/0026—seeks enforcement of his fundamental human rights under the 1999 Constitution, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Abubakar is asking the court to declare his arrest and continued detention unconstitutional, arguing that authorities never informed him of any offence in writing or in a language he understands, as required by law.
He also accused the DSS of denying his mother and relatives access to him despite repeated formal requests, describing the action as a gross violation of his rights to family life and personal liberty.
In his application, Abubakar maintained that keeping him in custody for nearly two years without arraignment, bail, or trial is a direct breach of constitutional provisions that prohibit indefinite detention under the guise of investigation.
Sources familiar with the matter told reporters that Abubakar was arrested in Taraba State and transferred to the DSS headquarters in Abuja, where he has allegedly remained in custody ever since.
His mother, Hauwa’u Abubakar, who is currently in Abuja seeking justice, said she has written several letters to the DSS requesting access to her son but received no response.
A former detainee who claimed to have shared a cell with Abubakar at the DSS facility said officials had accused him of making inciting statements during a past crisis in Jos, allegedly based on phone monitoring.
However, despite the allegation, Abubakar has reportedly not been formally charged or brought before any court since his arrest.
The court is expected to hear the case in the coming weeks as the applicant seeks declarations, enforcement of his rights, and an order for his immediate release.
