Katsina Protest: FFK Calls for the Release of Convener Nastura Sharif

Amidst the arrest of the convener of the Katsina State protest, Nastura Sharif by men of the police force on Tuesday, Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the arrest and called for his release.

FFK further commended the courage of the people of the State in expressing their horror at the President’s inability to stop the killing in the Northern region.

“I commend the courage of the people of Katsina state & the North Western zone of Nigeria for finding the courage to come out & express their disgust & horror at @MBuhari’s refusal & inability to stop the carnage that their people are being subjected to by the terrorists.

I condemn the arrest of the young man that led the anti-Buhari protests in Katsina & I call for his immediate & unconditional release. President Buhari, pls arrest those that kill your people & not those that criticise & protest against your cruel & incompetent Government.”

Recall that the group had staged the protest, demanding an end to the persistent invasion and mass killings in rural communities across the northern states, especially in Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Benue.

On of the organisers said after “the protest ended peacefully,” the Katsina State Police Commissioner, Mr. Sanusi Buba, invited leaders of the group for an interactive session in his office.

Adam said five of the officials of the group including himself and Nastura Sharif honoured the invitation by the police commissioner.

“After the protest ended peacefully, the Katsina State Police Commissioner, Mr. Sanusi Buba, invited us to his office for an interaction during which he told us that the Inspector General of Police wanted to see Sharif.

“The commissioner handed us to a team of policemen, headed by the OC (Officer in Charge), Federal Operations Bureau (FOB), who led us to Abuja.

“We drove from Katsina to Abuja with the police team in a white bus and a Hilux.

“However on getting to Force Headquarters in Abuja, they told us that Nastura Sharif is under arrest for the protest and they put him in detention,” Adam said.