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A former governor of Zamfara State and senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services, Pointblanknews.com has learnt.
The news of his release was made known by one of his allies and the lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu (NNPP, Kano South).
The lawmaker announced the release of Yari on his Facebook page in the early hours of Sunday.
He wrote, “God the owner of the generation, Senator Yari is free, we thank God, the leader that has no end.”
News report had earlier reported that Yari was arrested by the secret police after receiving a call from the director-general, Yusuf Bichi, to report at the DSS headquarters for an urgent discussion.
The details of Yari’s detention were still sketchy at the time of filling this report.