FCT, Abuja – Security personnel believed to be from the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested popular socio-political commentator, Mahdi Shehu.
As reported by Daily Trust, Mahdi was seized by security agents in mufti at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa, Kaduna state, around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15.
There has been no official statement from security agencies regarding the arrest of the Kaduna-based activist, but Buhari Mahdi, the activist’s son, stated that they could not establish contact with his father.
Buhari said:
“We don’t know if it was an arrest or an invitation. But they (DSS) picked him up at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa, Kaduna, around 11:00 a.m.”
Mahdi Shehu’s arrest: Nigerians react
Growing concerns about intolerance of dissent and a heavy-handed response to protests dominated Nigeria’s human rights landscape in 2024.
Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) reacted to the news of Shehu’s purported latest arrest.
Legit.ng captures some comments below:
@ToniTonee2020 wrote:
“Quite sad, arresting a harmless man, while terrorists and bandits are having a field day.”
@Momonny1 wrote:
“He supposed to be in prison, in a saner clime he would not be working the street.”
@Pekuliapers said:
“Hia! What kind of every nkwo market day arrest be this? What’s his offence this time around?”
“These people hate opposition and this was what they enjoyed uninterrupted under Jonathan.”
@buhilz56 wrote:
“Again???? Turji is busy keeling and walking freely. Kai Naija. Very traumatising.”
@AbubakarAmin14 said:
“Tyranny will end insha Allah, i don’t think we’re practicing democracy in this country, Because citizens don’t have freedom of speech, may Almighty Allah protect him.”
@ObinkaF31187 wrote:
“I don’t know what’s happening in this country o.”
Francis Benedict wrote:
“They noticed the previous incarceration didn’t shift a block.”
@PRNC_OF_D_EAST wrote:
“They are doing everything possible to silence this man.”
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Mahdi Shehu’s legal challenge
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Kaduna chief magistrate court ordered Mahdi’s remand in a correctional facility.
Mahdi was taken into custody after posting a video online claiming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had permitted France to establish a military base in northern Nigeria.
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Subsequently, the Kaduna state high court granted him bail, setting the amount at N3 million and requiring two prominent clerics as sureties.
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Source: Legit.ng