The Department of State Services (DSS), has stated that Michael Lenin, one of the organizers of the #EndBadGovernance protest, is not in its custody.

The DSS made the disclosure in a short statement on Monday via its account on the X platform.

It would be recalled that earlier reports claimed the DSS had arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing #Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Micheal Lenin.

According to reports, Lenin was arrested around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the nation’s capital city by DSS operatives.

Confirming the development, the Director of Mobilisation, Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, told Punch that Lenin’s house was raided by the DSS.

He alleged that the DSS also assaulted him during his arrest.

“Lenin has been arrested by the DSS. He was picked up during a raid on his house around 2am.

“He was arrested and tortured in the presence of his family. We are demanding his immediate and unconditional release,” Adenola said.

However, the DSS debunked having the protest leader in its custody.

“The DSS can confirm that Adaramoye Michael (aka Michael Lenin) is not in its custody,” the secret police wrote on X.