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Nigerian Navy Allegedly Arrests Popular Comedian Cute Abiola

  • Date of Occurrence
    November 17, 2021
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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The Nigerian Navy has allegedly detained popular Instagram comedian Ahmed Gafar, better known as Cute Abiola, after arriving at their office on Monday.
Naija News understands that the comedian, Cute Abiola is reportedly navy personnel.

According to Mr. Macaroni, who shared the news on Twitter, the last time Cute Abiola’s wife and associates heard from him was on November 15.

The management of the entertainer also disclosed via their official Instagram page that the skit maker went missing after arriving at the Navy Office on the 15th of November.

They also noted that no one has heard from him nor know the offense he committed, adding that the comedian is being denied food and water since his arrest as they are unable to gain access to him.

Read the statement below;

“THE CUTE ABIOLA IS MISSING!!! Ahmed Gafar popular known as The Cute Abiola left his house for office at Navy Town at about 06:00 am on the 15th November 2021 and got to the office at about 7:00 am or thereafter. While he got to the office, he called his wife and associates that he had gotten to the office.

“Subsequently, his wife and other associates have made several attempts to contact him but to no avail. Since he last communicated with his wife and associates that he already got to the office, he has not returned to his family and no one has heard from him till this moment.

“Anxious about The Cute Abiola’s whereabouts, his wife and some of his associates visited his workplace today to make an inquiry about his whereabouts. The officers at his office denied his wife and some of the associates who went there access to any information regarding him.

“It was subsequently gathered from a reliable source that he has been locked up in the Nigerian Navy cell since he got to the office yesterday morning till the time of posting this information without being fed and no date has been stated for his release from custody.

“The most frustrating part is that nobody is saying anything as to the offense he has committed, but that he’s been detained on an order from the Nigerian Navy Headquarters.

“This unfortunate situation has rendered his wife emotionally tortured and traumatized as The Cute Abiola is an Ulcer patient. Hence, not feeding an Ulcer patient as punishment for an undisclosed offense is something to be worried about with a view to avoiding unnecessary circumstances with regards to the health of The Cute Abiola.

“This is a call for help on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, The Senate President, The Speaker of the House of Representatives and all well-meaning Nigerians to please help us call the attention of the Nigerian Navy to release him as they have been unable to disclose the offense he committed to warrant the perpetual detention.

Signed: The Management of THE CUTE ABIOLA ENTERTAINMENT LTD”

Actions Taken

The Nigerian Navy has debunked the reports that comedian, Abdulgafar AA, popularly known as Cute Abiola, is missing.

His family and associates had declared Cute Abiola, who is a Naval officer, missing, with many of his colleagues in the entertainment industry raising the alarm.

They suspected he was locked up by the Nigerian Navy after reporting to the office on Monday.

But in a statement by Suleman Dahun, spokesman of the Nigerian Navy said the comedian is being detained for flouting the social media policy of the Armed Forces.

The statement read: “The attention of the Nigerian Navy has been drawn to an online story which claims naval personnel, OSCOMP Abdulgafar AA, who incidentally is a popular comedian known as Cute Abiola, has gone missing. The Nigerian Navy wishes to categorically debunk this false news report currently trending online.

“OSCOMP Abdulgafar is currently under custody in his unit for breach the Armed Forces Social Media Policy and refusal to obey particular orders. The Nigerian Navy wishes to avail itself of this incident to remind its personnel to comply with the provisions of the Armed Forces Social Media Policy in their usage of social medi platforms. The policy, amongst others, is emplaced to protect their personal safety and security as well as the information integrity of the activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”

Earlier, the management of Cute Abiola Entertainment Ltd had released a statement, saying, “Since he last communicated with wife and associates that he already got to the office, he has not returned to his family and no one has heard from him till this moment.

“Anxious about the Cute Abiola’s whereabouts, his wife and some of his associates visited his workplace today to make an inquiry about his whereabouts. The officers at his office denied his wife and some of the associates who went there said no access to any information regarding him.

“It was subsequently gathered from a reliable source that he has been locked up in the Nigerian Navy cell since he got to the office yesterday morning till the time of posting this information without being fed and no date has been stated for his release from custody.

“The most frustrating part is that nobody is saying anything as to the offense he has committed, but that he’s been detained on an order from the Nigerian Navy Headquarters.

“This unfortunate situation has rendered his wife emotionally tortured and traumatized as the Cute Abiola is an ulcer patient. Hence not feeding an ulcer patient as punishment for an undisclosed offense is something to be worried about with a view to avoiding unnecessary circumstances with regards to the health of The Cute Abiola.

“This is a call for help on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Vice-President, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a well-meaning Nigerians to please help us call the attention of the Nigerian Navy to release him as they have been unable to disclose the offense he committed to warrant the perpetual detention.”

Details
  • Date of Occurrence
    2021-11-17
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    The Nigerian Navy
  • Source
    https://dailytrust.com/why-we-detained-comedian-cute-abiola-navy-breaks-silence
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Lagos, Nigeria

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