Barr. Pius Awoke and his cousin Onyiba Emmanuel Chinonso, a computer science student at Ebonyi State University set out from Abakiliki to Abuja to witness a case in 2021. On their way, both were arrested by officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) and hurled into detention on allegations of terrorism.
According to report, for good 3 years, they were detained without trial despite a court order ordering same. The matter was recently brought to the attention of the NBA President Y. C Maikyau, SAN, FCIArb UK who promptly facilitated their release from the DSS dungeon on Saturday 22 June 2024.
