Shocking!! Police Detain Kaduna Varsity Lecturer Over Facebook Comment

Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Mallam Umar Shehu, today ordered the detention of Dr. John Danfulani, a critic of the government of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, over an alleged Facebook comment, which the Police said was capable of inciting crisis.

The Vice Chancellor of Kaduna State University, Professor William Qurix, had suspended Dr. Danfulani on the 8th of January, over the said commend, which isyet to be made public.

Danfulani had addressed a press conference in Kadunain August last year under the banner of Centrum Initiative for Development and Fundamental Rights, CENTRUM, in which he described el-Rufai as being “high handed and unfair” to citizens of the state.

He has also kicked against what he said was the “unjust massacre” of Nigeria Shiite after a bloody encounter between the Nigeria Army and the Shiite left scores dead last December in Zaria, Kaduna State.

The Police had written Qurix to produce Danfulani on the 21st of January in a letter with reference – CR: 3000/KDS/X/D6/Vol.82/150 signed ACP Umar Kofar-Niasa.

According to findings, Danfulani was inIndia at the time the police was lookingfor him, but he promptly returned on Wednesday, three days when he read about the invitation.Speaking to newsmen at the Police Headquarters before he was taken away, he said he was innocent of the charge.

“We all know what is happening. I am innocent of theseallegation, not say that I have never made critical statements before now”, he told our reporter, who had been monitoring the development.

“I am being taken to my house now”, he said on phone, after our reporter had left to file this story. “They say they are going to take my laptop and search for whatever they want. 

But I am fine”, he said, “there is nothing to worry about”, he maintained.It was confirmed by his lawyer, Barr. James Kanyip, that Dr Danfulani was denied bail and would be detained and charged to Court tomorrow, Friday.

[today] 

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