Awka—An  Anambra State High Court presided over by Justice R.O Onunkwo yesterday ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, to appear before it on March 10 without fail to defend itself over alleged attack on Chief Ifeanyichukwu Nwokoye, the former Anambra State campaign coordinator of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Nwokoye and his wife, Jessica, were in April last year, allegedly brutalized by the men of DSS in his hotel in Awka, a development that affected Nwokoye’s   sight.

He was beaten to stupor following his alleged refusal to release information about 22 expatriate medical doctors invited by Anambra State government for free medical mission in the state who were, at the time of the incident, accommodated in his hotel.

He later dragged the security operatives to court for infringing on his fundamental rights.

He said: “I was handcuffed with my wife like common criminals. I have never seen such a thing in my life. The retina of my eyes has been damaged and I was humiliated for no offence committed.”

When the matter came up for hearing yesterday, counsel to the DSS, Mr. S.T Oneh sought  the leave of court to discontinue with the matter.