Three in detention for allegedly blackmailing Gov Abdulrazaq, sister

Date: 2021-07-28

Three suspects who allegedly concocted viral news and injurious statements against Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State and his sister, Khairat Gwadabe, are now in detention in Ilorin.

Their detention followed a petition written by the state Ministry of Justice.

The spokesman of the state police command, Mr Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed to DAILY POST in Ilorin on Tuesday.

He said "I can confirm that the suspects are being investigated on a petition to the Commissioner of Police, which has to do with character assassination by the suspects.

"If found culpable, will be charged to court please," he added.

DAILY POST learnt that the three suspects, described as prominent social media critics of the state government include Kayode Ogunlowo, Babatunde Olusola Saka and a member of the opposition party, Olusegun Olushola Sholyment.

They were accused of inciting public disturbance, injurious falsehood and criminal defamation.

They were equally accused of "Using the social media to blackmail state government officials and cause political instability in the state and Nigeria as a whole on July 18, 2021 by concocting a viral Facebook post cum online news and made injurious statements against His Excellency, Malam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, his sister Senator Khairat Gwadabe," the petition stated in part.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Lawal Bagega, directed the petition to the officer-in-charge of the Special Investigation Bureau, SIB, instructing him to investigate and report on July 18, 2021.

The SIB, swung into action and invited the suspects which led to their detention at the state police command in Ilorin.

Reacting, the state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, through the spokesman, Tunde Ashaolu, on Tuesday, said the party was worried that the government "Is using state apparatus to silence opposition members and muzzle dissenting voices."

He alleged that the present administration had on different occasions demonstrated its intolerance to critisicm.

The party warned the governor against turning Kwara into a lawless state.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Ejidongari     Idofin     Jani Ibrahim     Stephen Fasakin     David Adesina     Oluwole Dupe     Babs Iwarere     Emir Of Shonga     Alapado     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Kazeem Oladepo     Ganmo     Haliru Yahaya     Kwara North     Olaiya Lawal     Gbugbu     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Mahe Abdulkadir     Olosi Of Osi     Yaru     Kayode Laro     Lanre Issa Onilu     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     COEASU     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Isaac Gbenle     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Issa Manzuma     Timothy Akangbe     Ilorin Amusement Park     Ahmed Dankaya     Abdulazeez Uthman     Aminat Ahmed     Lateef Alagbonsi     EFCC     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     LAK Jimoh     Iyabo Adewuyi     Oluronke Adeyemi     Daud Adeshola     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Bukola Ajikobi     Fatimah Abdulkadir     N-Power     Fatimoh Lawal     Mohammed Halidu     Aremu Odolaye     Ajike People Support Centre     Fulani     Tayo Alao     Ramadhan     Christopher Ayeni     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Aisha Gobir     Jawondo     Elesie Of Esie     Oyelere Oyinloye     Communication Network Support Services     Jamiu Oyawoye     Olaoye B. Felix     Popo-Igbonna     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     KWACOBPA     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Toyin Saraki     Sabo-Oke     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Olatinwo     Igbaja     BECE     Ariyo     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shagari     Maigidasanma     CKNG     GAMA     Oluronke Adeyemi     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Smart School     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Samari     Kola Shittu     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     CACOVID Palliatives     Salihu Ajia     Ubandawaki     Abdulwahab Oba     Ajidagba     Mustapha Olanipekun     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Oke-Kura     Habeeb Saidu     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Shehu Salau     Leke Ogungbe     Abraham Ojo     Sulyman Abdulkareem     GRA     Jaiz Bank     Bamidele Adegoke     Ilorin South Constituency     Yahaya Seriki     Sun Qing Rong     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Agbarigidoma     Salaudeen Oyewale     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Afolayan     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Adaramaja     Sheriff Shagaya     Kumbi Titilope     Elerin Of Adanla     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Funmilayo Oniwa     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Christopher Odetunde     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Cornelius Fawenu     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     CT Ayeni     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Okin High School     Sunday Popo-Ola     Kisira     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Dogara     Village Alive Development Association     Osi     Share     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Gobir     Akanji     Iliasu     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Local Government     SSA Youth Engagement     Assayomo     Saidu Isa     Osinbajo     John Olobayo     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Folorunsho Erubu     Apaokagi     Funmilayo Braithwaite