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Okey Ndibe's Nigerian lawyer
Respect Nigerians Coalition (RNC) is happy to inform Nigerians and the international community that following the appearance of Prof Okey Ndibe at the State Security Service (SSS) office in Lagos as directed today, his Nigerian and international passports have been released to him and the agency has given an undertaking that no further action is to be taken against him.
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Once the lawyer left, Mr Bifani began by apologising to Professor Ndibe for the distress they've caused him saying he has to accept it as "one of those things in life". He explained that they were going to give him his passport and let him go. Prof Ndibe wondered how that comment can help in explaining what has happened. He said people outside would want to know why he was arrested in the first place, whether for a substantive offence or for mere suspicion, why his passports were taken and why he was asked to report to that office today. He explained that people will ask him and he requires answers to give them. Mr Bifani explained that he has committed no offence. He said he has been reading the reports as well and that this is all based on an "old matter" which he's happy to say has been resolved. He said Professor Ndibe's passports would be given back to him and that he can assure him that he would not be stopped at the airport anymore or picked up. He went on to say that this whole problem was based on the action of a previous government that have put Professor Ndibe's name on a list of persons they should be questioning, but that the present government is not interested in pursuing this.
Statement Of Respect Nigerians Coalition On The Release Of The International Passports Of Prof Okey Ndibe By The State Security Service In Nigeria (http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/statement-respect-nigerians-coalition-release-international-passports-prof-okey-ndibe-stat)