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The Department of State Security Service has arrested Usman Bugaje for criticizing President Mohammadu Buhari administration’s handling of insecurity across the country.
Mr Bugaje, a politician and scholar, was arrested by DSS after appearing on AIT.
He has been at the secret police’s custody since 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, sources said.
Mr Bugaje added his voice to growing concerns amongst Nigerians about insecurity. The politician had previously condemned Mr Buhari’s failure to tackle the economy, as well as his sectional appointments.
It was not immediately clear whether the DSS would free Mr Bugaje today. The spokesman for the service did not immediately return a request seeking comments over the arrest of Bugaje.
Pointblank News reports that many notable Nigerians including governors, lawmakers, clerics and other senior citizens in the last few days spoke on the heightened insecurity situation in Nigeria.