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:
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.
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.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.
