Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- A retired officer of the State Security Service (SSS), Nwaogu Ezeakolam, has apologised to the agency's Director-General, Oluwatosin Ajayi, for taking an internal dispute involving the association of retired officers to the public.

The apology came months after Ezeakolam alleged that he was detained and tortured for 21 days following a petition accusing him of being an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) commander.

In a letter dated September 22, Ezeakolam described his decision to publicise the dispute as a "serious error in judgment" and appealed to Ajayi to forgive him.

"I write this letter with deep regret and humility, to apologise for my decision to escalate and publish an internal matter on an online media sp...