Ntari was arrested by the operatives of the DSS in his office at Mumuye House, Mile Six, Jalingo, Taraba State on May 6, 2021, on allegation of having links with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
SaharaReporters on February 16, 2022, exclusively reported how Justice A.I. Chikere threatened to jail the Director-General of the DSS over the continued detention of Ntari despite an order by the court demanding his release.