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Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Limitednow: 4:36pm On Sep 21, 2016
THE police in Katsina said yesterday that it arrested Blogger, Jamil Mabai for criticising the purchase of 3000 coffins for distribution to mosques by the state governor, Aminu Masari.



Mabai had criticised the rationale behind the purchase of 3000 coffins at N40,000 each when the governor is yet to pay outstanding salary to civil servants in the State.


He wondered whether the governor wants the people of the State to die with the purchase of the coffins.


Justifying his arrest, the Commissioner of Police, Katsina State, Usman Abdulahi said the blogger was detained for posting that the government bought the coffins because it wanted people to die.


He said: “The state government complained that Jamil wrote that it had bought 3,000 coffins and distributed to mosques and may be it wanted Katsina people to die.


“Any reasonable person will ask one or two questions. This is why we had to invite him to assist the police.”

This is coming barely two weeks after Emenike Iroegbu who publishes Abia Facts Newspapers was arrested over offences bordering on “defamation”.

”He recently published an article saying the governor buried a 9-year-old in the Government House in Umuahia,” Abia State Government said.

Within the past one year, Nigeria has witnessed an upsurge in arrests of citizens over their activities on the Internet.

In August 2015, three bloggers —Demond Ike, Seun Oloketuyi and Chris Nwandu— were arrested and charged for offences that allegedly contravened Cybercrime Act in Lagos.

Mr. Ike spent six months in custody, parts of which were in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison.

A month later, Emmanuel Ojo, was arrested in Abeokuta allegedly on the orders of Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, after posting some “offensive” materials on Facebook. The charges preferred against him remained stalled in the Abeokuta Division of the Federal High Court.

Mr. Ojo said he had since fled Nigeria to another West African country after “threats from powerful people became unbearable.”

On August 8, 2016, Abubakar Usman, a pro-government blogger, was also arrested and detained for nearly two days for apparently publishing a report critical of the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.



http://www.socialtimesng.com/2016/09/another-blogger-arrested-for-criticizing-governors-purchase-of-coffins-for-mosques/


See how he criticised the Governor and photos of the coffins here https://www.nairaland.com/3333187/metal-coffins-acquired-masari-katsina

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by kenny987(f): 4:43pm On Sep 21, 2016
God forbid evil in the land and stupid policemen. Are they not supposed to go and query d governor for expending public money on the most useless of things in the face of biting hardship worsened by unpaid salaries? They rather arrest one that has asked an obvious question! So Nigerians can no longer question questionable decisions of their leaders particularly those executed with public funds? One chance na him una enter with this change o! Hmmm!

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by anibi9674: 5:07pm On Sep 21, 2016
you only arrested him because the governor ask you to do so.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Nobody: 5:12pm On Sep 21, 2016
Taliban shocked

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by sukkot: 5:16pm On Sep 21, 2016
cheesy

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Clone2020(m): 5:16pm On Sep 21, 2016
"You have freedom of speech but I cannot guarantee you freedom after speech" -Idi Amin. Nigeria is slowly turning into a Nazi state and it's time we stop this madness. Youths prepare to stage huge protests or your civil liberties will be taken away

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by PapaBaby: 5:16pm On Sep 21, 2016
What's the state government planning by buying 3000 coffins?

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Bujumbura(m): 5:17pm On Sep 21, 2016
Tyranny ti take over.


Freedom of speech left with GEJ



2019 will see more Nigerians in prison for criticsm of the government of the day.



Thanks to Mynd44 I've done extensive training in Prison so I'm ready for Buhari own



To buhari i say bring it on.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by qualityovenbake(m): 5:17pm On Sep 21, 2016
The Governor is setting a bad precedent; what happen to freedom of speech.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by XaintJoel20: 5:17pm On Sep 21, 2016
This was the same governor that bought goats for close to 150,000 for poverty alleviation.
It's obvious Nigeria's problem is neither PDP nor APC, rather corrupt leaders that are berate of ideas




Abeg who know where dem dey enter motor go Somalia?


There is no better time to run out of this country but now.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by thundabot(f): 5:17pm On Sep 21, 2016
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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Nobody: 5:18pm On Sep 21, 2016
Mteww see stupid Bleep headed governor wen ppl ar hungry

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Shiifi(m): 5:18pm On Sep 21, 2016
UMMM NAWA OOOOO THESE COUNTRY AND TYRANNY SHA
THANK GOD SOCIAL MEDIA TI TAKE OVER

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Nobody: 5:18pm On Sep 21, 2016
Mteww see stupid fuvk headed governor wen ppl ar hungry

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Nobody: 5:18pm On Sep 21, 2016
duuh



oya wailers blame Buhari



**
gbeboru bloggers..all because of Adsense they no wan mind their business.

Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Adegokenath(m): 5:18pm On Sep 21, 2016
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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Rrankdonga(m): 5:19pm On Sep 21, 2016
Do Muslims bury their dead in coffins?? I thot it was just chain white!!
We shouldn't complain. We brought it on ourselves.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Nobody: 5:19pm On Sep 21, 2016
What kind of Governor buys coffin?

Ans: One that wish his subjects dead..

Mad people ruling us.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Deeypeey(m): 5:20pm On Sep 21, 2016
lolz...very funny
Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Okadalifestyle(m): 5:20pm On Sep 21, 2016
The governor for talk say him wan recruit the guy to blog his stories...

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by SABA2002(m): 5:21pm On Sep 21, 2016
grin cheesy grin cheesy grin I even think say na better coffin...... I no know say na stretcher way Nigerian league dey use comot player way injure during football match. cheesy


Abeg when D price of rice go fall?

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by slick1(m): 5:23pm On Sep 21, 2016
Do the maths....40 000 x 3000 = 120,000,000
And somebody in Abuja doesn't think that is 'kwaraption'
Treasury looting is what I call it

And I must say, how did each of those metals cost 40k? It takes an average of just 10k to make each of those things I can see in the pic.

Nigeria's problems is not about APC OR PDP, it is people like this and many others who through selfishness want to steal so much money, thinking that's the guarantee to a better future for they and their generations unborn

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by rozayx5(m): 5:23pm On Sep 21, 2016
its 1984 boy



oh boy undecided

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by fulaniHERDSman(m): 5:25pm On Sep 21, 2016
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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by nonjebose(m): 5:25pm On Sep 21, 2016
The Police claim that they want him to assist them in answering some questions,lol. Who will help us to ask the Governor what the coffins are for. People will not be intimidated by these arrests. The people will continue to use the social media to vent their anger, there is nothing they can do about it . On the other hand, I Don't support Falsehood, though. #40,000 for that thing wey roadside welder no go collect reach half of that amount

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by ROCE: 5:27pm On Sep 21, 2016
Breaking times, social times, trending times, wahala times.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Nobody: 5:30pm On Sep 21, 2016
It seems bloggers worldwide are a thorn in the flesh of governments, I wonder why. This is a common story anywhere in the world, even the mighty United States is not exempt.

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by pol23: 5:31pm On Sep 21, 2016
Just when you think you 've heard it all.
you hear say person dey give out 3000 coffins as gift.
I guess to relieve her citizen of this recession.
I need to check the meaning of coffin again.

" a long, narrow box, typically of wood, in which
a dead body is buried or cremated."

Those people sef collect am.
Customer dada ni oo.
the police should question the government or the beneficiaries, Abeg leave this out of this dance of shame.
Naija which way?

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Nairadays: 5:32pm On Sep 21, 2016
Where is his Freedom? Is there something else involved?

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Re: Blogger Jamil Mabai Arrested For Criticising Governor Masari For Buying Coffins by Tinyemeka(m): 5:34pm On Sep 21, 2016
Do moslems use coffins? undecided

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