A prominent northern elder, Umaru Hadejia, and his sons have allegedly been unlawfully detained by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) unit of the Nigeria Police Force, under the directive of the Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle. The incident reportedly occurred on September 30, 2024, around 6 pm, without any arrest warrants or charges brought against them. In a press statement/petition issued yesterday, Hadejia revealed that he, alongside his sons, Bashir, Bello, Mahmud, Abubakar, and Ahmad, have been held in detention despite no formal accusations being made. He specifically…
Read MoreNorthern Elder, Umaru Hadejia says his son Bashir, 3 others unlawfully detained by Police on orders of Jnr. Defense Minister
