Tension in Taraba over alleged arrest of Miyetti Allah leader Bodejo

Anxiety is increasing successful Taraba State pursuing the alleged apprehension of the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, by suspected operatives of the Department of State Services.

Bodejo, who is seeking to contention the Taraba Central Senatorial spot successful the 2027 wide elections, was reportedly arrested connected Thursday evening soon aft gathering supporters successful Jalingo, the authorities capital.

The Miyetti Allah person was said to person received a ample invited from supporters drawn from the six section authorities areas that marque up the senatorial territory during his sojourn to the state.

Reacting to the development, the Abdullahi Bello Bodejo Central Zone Senatorial Campaign Council condemned the alleged arrest, describing it arsenic politically motivated and a menace to antiauthoritarian engagement.

In a connection issued successful Jalingo by the Director-General of the run council, Alhaji Adamu Isa Kurmi, connected Saturday, the organisation alleged that Bodejo was arrested soon aft visiting the All Progressives Congress (APC) authorities secretariat arsenic portion of consultations up of his senatorial ambition.

The connection claimed that Bodejo was taken distant from the Blue Nile Hotel successful Jalingo astatine astir 6:30 p.m. by plain-clothes operatives suspected to beryllium DSS officials and moved to an undiscl...