Miyetti Allah Chairman In Kogi Was Arrested, Not Kidnapped –
Group
The Secretary of Miyetti Allah
Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Adamu Abubakar, says the
association’s Chairman in Kogi State, Wakili Damina, was arrested and not
kidnapped.
Abubakar confirmed this to newsmen
on Sunday in Lokoja, the state capital.
Barely one week after the
whereabouts of the group’s chairman became unknown, Abubakar disclosed that
Damina returned on Friday last week.
He explained that said it was not
a kidnap as earlier speculated, noting that Damina was picked up from his house
by some men in military uniform without explanation to members of the
association or the state government as to why he was arrested.
According to the secretary, the
national body of the association has taken up the matter for a thorough
investigation to ascertain why the branch chairman was whisked away in such a
manner.
He stated that the action of the
security operatives was in violation of Damina’s fundamental human right,
adding that the manner he was taken away made members think it was an
abduction.
Abubakar, however, expressed the
gratitude of the association to the state government and the police, among
others for their support concern during the period.
He had informed reporters in
Lokoja on Tuesday last week that the group’s chairman was taken away from his
house in a white bus by eight men dressed in military camouflage.
The Commissioner of Police in
Kogi, Ede Ayuba, also confirmed the release of the MACBAN state chairman to
Channels Television.
Like Abubakar, Ayuba stated that
Damina was arrested and not abducted as it was initially speculated.
The police commissioner said the
group’s chairman told him during a telephone chat that some persons who wanted
to set him up falsely reported him to some security operatives who came to his
house and whisked him away.
He added that Damina was already
receiving treatment and promised to visit him soon to explain what happened to
him in detail., who is the secretary of the association, confirmed this to
Channels Television on Sunday in Lokoja, the state capital.
Barely one week after the
whereabouts of the group’s chairman became unknown, Abubakar disclosed that
Damina returned on Friday last week.
He explained that said it was not
a kidnap as earlier speculated, noting that Damina was picked up from his house
by some men in military uniform without explanation to members of the
association or the state government as to why he was arrested.
According to the secretary, the
national body of the association has taken up the matter for a thorough
investigation to ascertain why the branch chairman was whisked away in such a
manner.
