[Chai! i Smell something Fishy oo, what do you think?]: Kano Govt to Secure Release of Indigenes Detained in Abia

Kano state Commissioner for Information, Dr. Danburan Abubabar

The Kano State Government said it has dispatched a delegation to Abia to secure the release of the state indigenes among the 486 persons arrested by security operatives recently.

The state’s Commissioner for Information, Dr. Danburan Abubabar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano yesterday that the delegation had since arrived in Abia and started discussion with the state government officials and security agents.

He said the team, led by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Gen. Idris Dambazau, was to find out the exact number of Kano indigenes among the detainees and the nature of their offences.

Abubakar said the delegation had been directed to also take care of the welfare of the indigenes among the detainees in Abia.

“We directed the team to secure their release, if they were not found guilty of any offence and bring them back home. We will not accept a situation where the fundamental human rights of our innocent citizens are infringed upon. The committee has been directed to immediately report back its findings to the government for necessary and appropriate action,” Abubakar said.

NAN recalls that about 486 persons suspected to be Boko Haram members were arrested recently in Abia by security operatives.