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Chocolate City Boss, Audu Maikori Speaks After Police Detention

  • Date of Occurrence
    February 17, 2017
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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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.

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After his release from detention, Audu Maikori retracted his tweet post apologized for the misleading reports on the Southern Kaduna killings

Details
  • Date of Occurrence
    2017-02-17
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory
  • Perpetrator
    Audu Maikori was arrested by a team of policemen attached to Inspector-General Monitoring and Intelligence.
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39 of the constitution affirms the fundamental rights of expression
  • Source
    http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/chocolate-city-boss-audu-maikori-speaks-release-detention/
Location
  • Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Region
  • North Central
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Expression
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention

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