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.

Saba Jibril     Tsaragi     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Gurei     Wahab Isa     National Broadcasting Commission     IF-K     Face Masks     Kisra     Solomon Edoja     TESCOM     Basit Olatunji     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Ilorin East     Bello Oyebanji     Rachael Obisesan     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Iyeru Grammar School     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Gbemisola Saraki     Ayodele Shittu     Kola Shittu     Abubakar Atiku     Omu-aran     Kolawole Akande     Leke Ogungbe     Abdulfatai Baakini     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Esuwoye     SSA Youth     Ilorin Durbar     SDP     Garba Ado Sanni     Mary Arinde     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Afolayan     Idowu Aremu     Ganiyu Taofiq     Musa Aibinu     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Yakubu Dogara     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Magaji Erubu     Lanre Issa Onilu     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Saka Isau     Council Of The Wise     Senate Presidency     Olosi Of Osi     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Pakata Patriots     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Ojuekun     AbdulGafar Tosho     Turaki     Bashiru Makama     Ahmad Belgore     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Police Commissioner     Monsurat Omotosho     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Omotoso Musa     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Alore     Umar Ayinla Saro     Imam Gambari     Sidikat Alaya     Alfa Yahaya Road     Moji Makanjuola     Ike Ekweremadu     Okala Baba    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

SWAN     NURTW     Just Event Online     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Javed Khan     Folorunsho Erubu     Okoolowo     Baruten     Amule Elementary School     Olatunji Ibrahim     Idris Amosa Saidu     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Ibrahim Mohammed     Metro Park     Reuben Paraje     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Yunus Lawal     Haliru Dantoro     Bursary     HICA     Isiaka Oniwa     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Iyabo Adewuyi     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Segun Olawoyin     Usman Yunusa     Ilorin General Hospital     Boko Haram     Onilorin     Ridwan Agboola     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Muhammadu Gobir     New Nigeria People’s Party     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Students Union Government     Third Estate     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Ibrahim Mashood     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Just Law Forum     Yakubu Gobir     Alapado     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Ogbondoroko     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Sarah Alade     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     LAK Jimoh     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Nurudeen Mohammed     Alagbado     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Sherif Sagaya     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Amuda Bembe     Kwara State Polytechnic     Yakub Lai Gobir     Bayo Ajia     Iyaloja-General     Toyosi Thomas     Orisa Bridge     Kwara State Television     Ethical College     YAKOOYO     Baba-Isale     Gabriel Fashanu     Micheal Imoudu     V.O. Abioye     Emir Of Yashikira     Ajuloopin     Kwabes     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed