▁as ▁president ▁was ▁qu ashed ▁by ▁General ▁I bra him ▁Bab ang ida , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁military ▁rule . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁D uro j ay i ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁regime ▁of ▁General ▁San i ▁Ab ach a , ▁and ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁ 5 6 0 ▁days ▁and ▁mist re ated ▁while ▁in ▁j ail . ▁A ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁report ▁stated ▁the ▁ 6 3 - year - old ▁lawyer ▁was ▁reported ly ▁in ▁poor ▁health ▁and ▁suffering ▁from ▁high ▁blood ▁pressure ▁caused ▁by ▁his ▁treatment . ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁designated ▁him ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁conscience ▁and ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁D uro ja i ye ▁was ▁an ▁elected ▁Senator ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 3 ). ▁After ▁taking ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁comm itte es ▁on ▁Jud ici ary , ▁Est ab lish ment ▁( Ch air man ) ▁and ▁Special ▁Project s . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁recommended ▁a ▁life ▁j ail - term ▁for ▁anyone ▁who ▁perpet r ated ▁election ▁fra ud . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁AD ▁prim aries ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁Og un ▁East ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁elections , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁legal ▁action ▁by ▁Chief ▁Ad amo ▁Ol ay ink a ▁Yes uf u , ▁a ▁rival ▁for