Common activist and political commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has been arrested once more by safety officers reportedly affiliated with the Division of State Companies (DSS).
Naija Information learnt that Mahdi was taken into custody by unidentified safety personnel at his clinic positioned in Unguwar Dosa at roughly 11:00 a.m.
This improvement was confirmed in a publication by Each day Belief on Wednesday.
As of now, there was no formal announcement from safety companies regarding the arrest of the activist and political commentator based mostly in Kaduna.
Nonetheless, the son of the activist, Buhari Mahdi, has reportedly knowledgeable the media platform that they’ve been unable to achieve his father.
“We don’t know if it was an arrest or an invite. However they (DSS) picked him up at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa, Kaduna, round 11:00 a.m.,” he mentioned, declining to supply additional particulars.
In December 2024, the activist was apprehended and subsequently confronted expenses in courtroom for disseminating a misleading video on his social media account.
On January 9, 2025, the Kaduna State Excessive Court docket accredited his bail, establishing the sum at ₦3 million and mandating the presence of two distinguished clerics as sureties.
This occasion occurred shortly after he publicly addressed his ongoing challenges.
Over the weekend, Shehu expressed his gratitude to his supporters for his or her concern, help, and prayers by means of a sequence of tweets.
“Throughout my arrest, detention, and incarceration spanning 12 days, I’ve an obligation and obligation to thank the next courses of individuals. Those that had been genuinely fearful, involved, supportive, and prayerful. I felt your prayers, they usually served the needs they had been meant for.”
“Those that had been completely happy and celebrative. I’m thanking you since you emboldened me and served as a seasoning to my world view. You occupy that row in a stadium who celebrates any membership that’s successful for that day.
“Those that sat on the fence. This class, although, neither involved, prayerful, supportive, nor celebrative, but supply their silence or indifference as pond for these prepared to return for combative fishing. At some point, they are going to belong someplace, both as victims or villains, willy-nilly,” Shehu had mentioned.
He apologised for his incapacity to reply to over 4 million messages throughout varied social media platforms and handles.