‘This can’t be allowed’ – Peter Obi laments arrest of Sheikh Umar after hosting him in Kaduna

Former Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has lamented the apprehension of Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Umar aft hosting him successful Kaduna.

In a station connected his verified X grip connected Tuesday, Obi said specified troubling developments successful the nation’s polity indispensable beryllium nipped successful the bud.

He said the Federal Government indispensable support state and escaped speech, which are the hallmarks of each antiauthoritarian society.

According to him, suppression and intimidation of dissent tin ne'er basal successful a antiauthoritarian society, noting that the Nigerian authorities indispensable recognize the facts.

“I person conscionable been made alert aboriginal this greeting that Revered spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Umar has been arrested by authorities soon aft hosting maine successful Kaduna connected Sunday.

“This improvement underscores the profoundly troubling authorities of our federation and our democracy, wherever state of code and question is progressively threatened, and wherever citizens and perceived governmental opponents look harassment and unnecessary persecution. This cannot beryllium allowed to continue.

“I respectfully telephone connected each those bent connected undermining our already fragile ideology to delight halt and use the regularisation of instrumentality and tenets of ideology successful dealing with citizens,” helium wr...