An Anambra State-based content creator, Evangelist Ebube Joseph, was reportedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) allegedly on the orders of the Enugu State Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah, over comments he made on social media on the activities of killer herdsmen in the state. Reports said the DSS operatives who arrested him stormed his residence, arrested, handcuffed, and blindfolded him before driving away with him. He was initially detained in an underground facility for 10 days, despite his health condition, before he was released on bail. He was subsequently re-arrested and secretly arraigned in court.
Evangelist Joseph was arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with his commentary on incessant killings across Enugu State by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. His arrest and detention were allegedly on the instructions of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State.
He was later invited to come to Enugu State, where he was again detained, this time incommunicado, and secretly charged to court without legal representation.
Another content creator called David (MC Dave), on June 20, 2025, broke the news of Joseph’s incarceration and disclosed that Evangelist Joseph was charged to court on the grounds that he defamed the governor.
In a video he posted on Facebook narrating his ordeal in the hands of the DSS operatives, Evangelist Joseph said that for the 10 days that he was incarcerated, he felt he would not come out alive. He said, “The day I was arrested, about 2 am, many people, even in the village where I live, everybody knows that I was arrested. DSS came with four vehicles to the house I am living in as a tenant, they carried me, covered my eyes, and handcuffed my hands behind my back for committing no crime, only that I spoke about the killings by Fulani herdsmen across Nigeria and in particular Enugu State.”
