A student of the National Open University of Nigeria, Abdulmalik Sa’idu, has been languishing in a police cell for over 20 days on the orders of the Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, for posting details of an alleged fertiliser scam in the state on his Facebook timeline, premiumtimes reports.

He said Abdulmalik was arrested because he posted details of an alleged fertiliser scam by the governor on his Facebook page.

Abdulmalik was said to have been invited to the Katsina Government House on August 28 by a phone caller who claimed he had a message for him. But when Abdulmalik arrived at the governor’s office, he was promptly arrested, handcuffed and taken to Batagarawa Police Station just outside the state capital, Katsina, and detained on the orders of Mr. Shema’s aide-de-camp, Shehu Koko, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP.

According to his father, Maiyawo Sa’idu, while the young student was not charged with any offence, he was accused of cloning the governor’s phone number and using same to call the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affair, Sani Makana, with instructions that Mr. Makana deposit N3 million in his account.

Mr. Sa’idu said his son was innocent. He said if indeed Abdulmalik cloned the governor’s number to dupe a commissioner he wouldn’t be tricked to come to the Government House to be arrested.

“I think they are trying to frame him. I know my son cannot clone the governor’s number and call a commissioner to put three million into his account.

Mr. Saidu said prior to his son’s illegal detention, some officials of the state government had warned his son to desist from criticising the governor on Facebook.

On one occasion, the General Manager of Katsina State Road Maintenance Agency, Jamilu Umar, threatened to pay N2 million to thugs or policemen to kill Abdulmalik if he doesn’t stop criticising the governor publicly, Mr. Saidu said.

Governor Shema’s Chief Press Secretary, Sani Malumfashi, rejected repeated calls made to his mobile phone after this reporter told him he was calling about Abdumalik’s case.

http://www.nigerianheadlines.com/facebook-criticism-katsina-gov-detains-student-indefinately/

WICKEDNESS FROM HIS EXCELLENCY. STEALING FROM ALL ANGLES. I RESPECT AFRICAN LEADERS THEY ARE THIEVES AND TYRANTS.

Kastina state govt shud go and ask gej how to endure criticism. Rubbish

Huh?
This is sickening!!!!

na wah for this shema guy o......na so the guy reduce corper's money from 5k that umar musa was paying to 2k just because of rumors that corpers laughed at his bad english when addressing them on orientation camp.

look at his face like vomit... he doesn't want criticisms yet he is not doing the right thing... may his children experience what the young man is experiencing right now...

News like this makes me to appreciate the gentle man we have as President!

Once you are in the net of police they will accuse you of a bigger offence than the one they arrested you for.

People like this guy na em some people would want to impose on us. Atleast appreciate the president for not acting this vile. Even though you think this is a faceless forum, you registered with your E-mail, one way or another it can be traced back to you. Make dat dude release d guy joor.

Pls were is this man's Facebook page. I hAve looked everywhere. Someone Pls paste a link so that I can leasily Nigerian's there to really insult his life and that of his family

The same way the ogun state government arrested a man for speaking the truth...when did free will become a crime.