40 Youths, District Leader Arrested In Gombe For Protesting Against Imposed King, Cleric Alleges
The protest, which was later hijacked by unscrupulous elements, led to the death of three persons. However, young and innocent people in the community were arrested in connection with the deaths.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 08, 2021
No fewer than 40 youths in Tangale community and a district head for Todi in the Biliri Local Government Area of Gombe State, have been arrested by security operatives over the kingship tussle in the area.
The Director-General, Centre for Justice on Religion and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Pastor Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, who disclosed this in an interview with SaharaReporters on Monday, said those arrested had been detained in a cell in the FCT.