Katsina State-born businessman and critic of the Nigerian government, Mahdi Shehu has sued the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory for detaining him for 11 days earlier this month. The police force, Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory are the 1st to 3rd Respondents respectively.
The Nigeria Police Force has released a Katsina State-born businessman and critic of the Nigerian government, Mahdi Shehu, who was earlier arrested and detained by the police in Abuja. SaharaReporters confirmed that Shehu was released on Saturday night by the police. Sources had told SaharaReporters that Shehu was arrested on February 6 following a petition from the law office of a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on behalf of the former minister and his family.
A Katsina State-born businessman and critic of the Nigerian government, Mahdi Shehu, has been arrested and detained by the police in Abuja. Sources told SaharaReporters that Shehu was arrested on Tuesday following a petition from the law office of a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on behalf of the former minister and his family. A source close to Shehu confirmed the arrest and detention to SaharaReporters on Tuesday evening, saying the businessman and whistleblower was still being detained by the police.
M. I. Abubakar, the lawyer representing Mahdi Shehu, a Katsina State-born businessman and social critic, has said his client’s arrest and detention by the police may be connected to efforts by a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and some members of Muhammadu Buhari's immediate past government to silence him for demanding accountability from them. SaharaReporters on Tuesday broke the news about Mahdi Shehu’s arrest and detention by the Nigerian police in Abuja.
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