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.

Students Union Government     Abdullahi Biffo     Wahab Isa     Quranic Recitation Competition     Muhammed Akanbi     Bello Bature     Principal Private Secretary     Sabo-Oke     Olomu     Isiaka Gold     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Owode Market     Ahman Patigi     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Offa Poly     Tunde Saad     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Orisa Bridge     Ibrahim Mashood     Mashood Dauda     Musa Abdullahi     Elerinjare     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Olayinka Are     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Reuben Paraje     Ayedun     Sherif Shagaya     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Bolaji Nagode     Roheemat Hammed     College Of Education     Binta Abubakar Mora     Council Of The Wise     ENetSuD     Timothy Akangbe     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Hakeem Lawal     Kwara State Governor     Sambo Murtala     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Hassan Taiye Salam     Ahmed Dankaya     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     COVID-19 Palliatives     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Yakubu Dogara     Communication Network Support Services     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     JAAC     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Bello John Olanrewaju     Sherif Sagaya     Na\'Allah     Ilota     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Osuwa     Javed Khan     Curfew     Simeon Ajibola     Quran     Shade Omoniyi     Abdullahi Samari     Ali Ahmad     Abdulwahab Oba     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     KWATMA     Umar Danladi Shero     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Marufat Oladosu     Jebba     Ogbondoroko    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Marafan Shonga     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Omar Bolaji Gambari     New Nigeria People’s Party     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Balogin Alanamu     Ajakaye     Minister     Ilorin South Constituency     IYA ALFA NLA     Idris Amosa Saidu     Kwarareports     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Halidu Danbaba     Noah Yusuf     Siraj Oyewale     Omotoso Musa     Yoruba     Oloye     Radio Kwara     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Issa Manzuma     Oba Abu     AbdulGafar Tosho     Trader Moni     Olayinka Olaogun     Sa\'ad Alanamu     CCT     AbdulRahman Saad     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Oko     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Adisa Logun     Baakini     Saliu Shola Taofeek     LABTOP     Alagbado     Elewu     Salihu S. Yaru     Forgo Battery     Issa Oloruntogun     Bio Ibrahim     Young Progressives Party     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Naira Redesign     Galadiman Ngeri     Aliyu Muyideen     Olam Food Ingredients     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     YAKOOYO     Seni Saraki     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     NIPR     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Kwara Central     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Mumeen Lah     Towoju     Hassanat Bello     Muazam Nayaya     Idi-Ape     Apata Ajele Secondary School     TVC Female National Debate     Abdulazeez Uthman     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Azeez Bello     Magaji Erubu     Tunji Moronfoye     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Ademola Kiyesola     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Kayode Ogunlowo