Nigerians Raise Alarm Over Increased Arrest Of Buhari’s Critics
Nigerians on Twitter have expressed fear that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is stifling free speech in a supposedly democratic government.
The fear is in reaction to the number of Nigerians critical of the poor state of governance that have so far been arrested and hauled into detention by agents of the regime.
The latest to be arrested in a Gestapo-style is Musa Azare, a blogger who has been critical of how the Bauchi state government mismanaged over N9billion bailout funds from the federal government to pay state workers that are owed months of salary arrears.
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The Bauchi governor, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar is of the same party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) with President Buhari.
Azare was whisked away by security operatives in an unmarked car in the Wuse Zone 6 area of Abuja on Saturday evening.
Also, the Ogun State police command on Friday, rearrested Mr. Joe Chinakwe, the trader who named his dog Buhari, and have already charged him to court.
See some tweets below:
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As Buhari makes mass arrest using the EFCC i hope he is not turning to a dictator .
This is a Democratic era for crying out loud— ٠Ph٩kinlede J٩mmie٠(@IamJammie_) August”>https://twitter.com/IamJammie_/status/767590931281416192″>August 22, 2016
As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest, I hope the price of rice will return to 8k…
— Akaighe Godbless (@Godbless_247) August”>https://twitter.com/Godbless_247/status/767597221114150912″>August 22, 2016
As Buhari makes mass arrest ? Why are you still believing that man? So far, he has been a dictator
— RAPHAEL OMONU (@OMONU244) August”>https://twitter.com/OMONU244/status/767597904819326976″>August 22, 2016
As buhari makes mass Arrest
i hope he arrest the #Hunger“>https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hunger?src=hash”>#Hunger n #unemployment“>https://twitter.com/hashtag/unemployment?src=hash”>#unemployment and high increase in food commodities— OPTIMIST OPTOMETRIST (@nkukuj) August”>https://twitter.com/nkukuj/status/767613956953432064″>August 22, 2016
As Buhari makes mass arrest omo, Military ti take over
— GbeduHour (@GbeduHourTeam) August”>https://twitter.com/GbeduHourTeam/status/767615715004350464″>August 22, 2016
As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest… When did buhari become the Nigerian police? This man has been turned into something else.. LOL.. ?
— Truth (@Jydemanworld) August22″>https://twitter.com/Jydemanworld/status/767615796134699008″>August22, 2016
What’s the joy on the news this days, Monday morning and Buhari is the news on all fingers "As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest"
— GbeduHour (@GbeduHourTeam) August”>https://twitter.com/GbeduHourTeam/status/767615935985414144″>August 22, 2016
As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest he should start with solomon Dalung for disgracing nigeria in the just concluded #rio2016
—”>https://twitter.com/hashtag/rio2016?src=hash”>#rio2016
—٠Ph٩kinlede J٩mmie٠(@IamJammie_) August”>https://twitter.com/IamJammie_/status/767592724233068544″>August 22, 2016
From travelling around the world to knocking down doors to arrest people "As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest"
— GbeduHour (@GbeduHourTeam) August22″>https://twitter.com/GbeduHourTeam/status/767616444431556608″>August22, 2016
"As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest" if he is not traveling,he is harassing people..Oga abeg harass hunger too na
— Mallam (@SAI___santos) August”>https://twitter.com/SAI___santos/status/767619450128437248″>August 22, 2016
As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest i heard he’s tracing twitter account users who feel their freedom of speech is still active ?
— Faith Nwakwue (@chi_chibrown) August”>https://twitter.com/chi_chibrown/status/767672936455106560″>August 22, 2016
As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest? He doesn’t fit 2 b a President at all, “>https://twitter.com/MBuhari”>@MBuhari is a Specialist in Failure dat’s why my D0G name is Buhari.
— AMOS PENTICOST ADEH (@KingPenticost_A) August”>https://twitter.com/KingPenticost_A/status/767675723402321920″>August 22, 2016
How the Stealing of Amala shows the level of hunga in 1year of administration but As Buhari makes Mass Arrest…
— King Radiyuz (@king_radiyuz) August22″>https://twitter.com/king_radiyuz/status/767676093369286657″>August22, 2016
i’m gonna buy 3 dogs, i’ll name em Aisha, Zahra & Yusuf. As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest would I be included? time shall tell..
— Dave Code (@datCodedGooner) August”>https://twitter.com/datCodedGooner/status/767678247068983296″>August 22, 2016
i’m gonna buy 3 dogs, i’ll name em Aisha, Zahra & Yusuf. As Buhari Makes Mass Arrest would I be included? time shall tell..
— Dave Code (@datCodedGooner) August”>https://twitter.com/datCodedGooner/status/767678247068983296″>August 22, 2016
As buhari makes mass arrest we are busy celebrating #worldjollofriceday“>https://twitter.com/hashtag/worldjollofriceday?src=hash”>#worldjollofriceday . So proud to be a nigerian
— τнε Jaγ™ (@Murdersbach) August”>https://twitter.com/Murdersbach/status/767685873269899264″>August 22, 2016
