I Spoke Out Of Anger After Bandits Killed My Family, Rustled 15 Cows –70-year-old Man Arrested For Insulting President Buhari

A 70-year-old man, Lawal Izala, arrested for allegedly insulting President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that he spoke out of anger when he visited his village and found out that bandits had killed his family members and rustled 15 of his cows.

The police had on Thursday paraded Izala and two others for insulting President Buhari and Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State in a viral video.

He said, “I was coming back from my village where my 15 cattle were rustled and my family members killed. I was passing by when I was asked about how life was going on for me.

“Then I said, our leaders, Buhari and Masari have failed us. I then threw insults out of anger from my agony. I did not even know I was being recorded on video.

“I was just saying my mind with all honesty. It was after the video went viral that I was arrested by the police. I was accused of committing a crime under Penal Code.”

SaharaReporters gathered that many communities in Katsina State have been sacked by gunmen, who killed wantonly and roamed around with audacity in the last two weeks.

Meanwhile, the trio have remained in police custody without an option of bail.

sarrki:
It’s your constitutional right to do so

It is constitutionally wrong to arrest him

SeverusSnape:

Is he not an 'enemy of the state' again?

Ifesinachi22:
That's what they hope to achieve with the social media bill.

Any link to the viral video please. I want to see it

sarrki:
It’s your constitutional right to do so
It is constitutionally wrong to arrest him

sarrki:
It’s your constitutional right to do so

It is constitutionally wrong to arrest him

MyMouth:

I have both videos, before and after his arrest but I can't post videos here. U need to see how confident the old man was when he was insulting the president and governor, he even said if the don't come and arrest him, they no born them well . When I saw the video after his arrest, I did not know wether to laugh or pity him, he sounded so meek, you won't believe he was the same old man that was so confident in the first video. Reminds me of those ipod piglets . If u enter Nigerian police wahala, u gats humble!

tolexy007:



b like say Hunger don dey hit this one hard..

sarrki:
It’s your constitutional right to do so

It is constitutionally wrong to arrest him

Ojiofor:


Sharap!
If you receive 30k alert tomorrow as usual you will call him enemy of state.

sarrki:
It’s your constitutional right to do so.It is constitutionally wrong to arrest him

sarrki:
You guys are in opposition of hatred and Pdp stuff.It’s not because you live the country

Ojiofor:
Sharap! If you receive 30k alert tomorrow as usual you will call him enemy of state.

sarrki:


You guys are in opposition of hatred and Pdp stuff

It’s not because you live the country