Audu Maikori, Chocolate City Boss, arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja, ostensibly on the orders of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai over alleged ‘inciting comments’ over the killings in Southern Kaduna. He was released on bail on February 18, 2017.
After his release from detention, Audu Maikori retracted his tweet post apologized for the misleading reports on the Southern Kaduna killings
2017-02-17
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Audu Maikori was arrested by a team of policemen attached to Inspector-General Monitoring and Intelligence.
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