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Audu Maikori has been arrested by the police after his tweets on attacks in Southern Kaduna that turned out to be false. His lawyer gave a statement indicating the circumstances around his arrest.
Audu Maikori
Former Chocolate City Boss and lawyer, Audu Maikori has been arrested by the police.
According to many reports, he was arrested based on tweets he posted a few months ago about attacks in Southern Kaduna that turned out to be false. His lawyer gave a statement indicating the circumstances around his arrest.
According to a report Audu was arrested in Lagos by a team of police officers attached to inspector-general monitoring and intelligence team and was immediately transferred to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
MI Abaga also tweeted on his arrest below:
Our civil rights must not be encroached!! @audu has been detained in Abuja right now.. #freeAudu @bellanaija @lindaikeji
— The Guy (@MI_Abaga) February 17, 2017